Skeletal muscle structure of head

Known as: Set of muscles of head, Musculi capitis, head muscles 
Muscle (organ) which is a part of the head. Examples: masseter, orbicularis oculi.
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Auricular muscleFacial MusclesMasticatory musclesMuscle of tongue
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Entire musculatureMuscleSet of musclesSkeletal muscle system structure
HeadStructure of head of skeletal muscle

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Clonal analysis reveals common lineage relationships between head muscles and second heart field derivatives in the mouse embryo.
Head muscle progenitors in pharyngeal mesoderm are present in close proximity to cells of the second heart field and show… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Distinct origins and genetic programs of head muscle satellite cells.
Adult skeletal muscle possesses a remarkable regenerative capacity, due to the presence of satellite cells, adult muscle stem… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The contribution of Islet1-expressing splanchnic mesoderm cells to distinct branchiomeric muscles reveals significant heterogeneity in head muscle development.
During embryogenesis, paraxial mesoderm cells contribute skeletal muscle progenitors, whereas cardiac progenitors originate in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Mesoderm progenitor cells of common origin contribute to the head musculature and the cardiac outflow tract.
During early embryogenesis, heart and skeletal muscle progenitor cells are thought to derive from distinct regions of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Antagonists of Wnt and BMP signaling promote the formation of vertebrate head muscle.
Recent studies have postulated that distinct regulatory cascades control myogenic differentiation in the head and the trunk… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Distinct regulatory cascades for head and trunk myogenesis.
Most head muscles arise from the pre-otic axial and paraxial head mesoderm. This tissue does not form somites, yet expresses the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Control of facial muscle development by MyoR and capsulin.
Members of the MyoD family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors control the formation of all skeletal muscles… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Sonic hedgehog controls epaxial muscle determination through Myf5 activation.
Sonic hedgehog (Shh), produced by the notochord and floor plate, is proposed to function as an inductive and trophic signal that… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Redefining the Genetic Hierarchies Controlling Skeletal Myogenesis: Pax-3 and Myf-5 Act Upstream of MyoD
We analyzed Pax-3 (splotch), Myf-5 (targeted with nlacZ), and splotch/Myf-5 homozygous mutant mice to investigate the roles that… (More)
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1990
1990
Specification of jaw muscle identity in zebrafish: correlation with engrailed-homeoprotein expression.
Molecules that determine the specific features of individual muscles in vertebrates are unknown. Antibody labeling studies… (More)
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