title: Properties of sensory neurons innervating synovial joints.
abstract: While it is clear that the TMJ joint has a sensory innervation like other synovial joints, there is little specific information about the function of the innervation of the TMJ. In order to provide a template upon which future studies might build, this article briefly reviews the function of sensory neurons in other synovial joints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass. 01655, USA. Peter.Grigg@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grigg
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology; D008022:Ligaments / Q000294:innervation; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000294:innervation*