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Trigeminal nerve

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-012285

The fifth cranial nerve, responsible for transmitting sensory information from the face, including touch, pain, and temperature, and controlling the muscles involved in chewing. It has three major branches: the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves. Damage to this nerve can result in facial numbness or difficulty chewing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-012285
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
ReferencesPAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 913 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)
Record as JSON
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