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Orbicularis oculi muscle structure

Known as: Orbicularis Oculi, Orbicularis oculi muscle, muscles oculi orbicularis 
A ring-like band of skeletal muscle on the palpebrae, temple, cheeks, and surrounding the orbit, which originates on the frontal bone, medial… 
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Eye
Musculoskeletal SystemOrbital part of orbicularis oculi

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Palpebral part of orbicularis oculi

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Prepulse inhibition of the startle response with chronic schizophrenia: A replication study
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Quantal organization of reflex and conditioned eyelid responses.
Quantal organization of reflex and conditioned eyelid responses. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 2518-2530, 1997. Upper lid movements and… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The trigeminally evoked blink reflex
In this study, we characterized the pathways that generate the trigeminal blink reflex in the guinea pig. Blinks were evoked by… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Nociceptive quality of the orbicularis oculi reflexes as evaluated by distinct opiate- and benzodiazepine-induced changes in man
1988
1988
Synaptic organization of the tectal-facial pathways in the cat. I. Synaptic potentials following collicular stimulation.
1. The synaptic pathways underlying tectal influence over pinna movements were studied using an acute electrophysiological… 
1985
1985
Morphology of motoneurons in a mixed motor pool of the cat facial nucleus that innervate orbicularis oculis and quadratus labii superioris, stained intracellularly with horseradish peroxidase
1984
1984
The role of the accessory abducens nucleus in the rabbit nictitating membrane response
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Reflex arc of the first component of the human blink reflex: a single motoneurone study.
Latency variation of consecutive responses of single orbicularis oculi motoneurones in the first component of the electrically… 
1972
1972
Blink reflexes during sleep and wakefulness in man.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The orbicularis oculi reflex in multiple sclerosis
FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, our laboratory has been interested in neurophysiological correlates of multiple sclerosis (MS) Although… 
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