Gracilis free muscle transfer (GFMT) is considered the gold standard in dynamic smile reanimation patients with long-standing facial paralysis. There are multiple motor nerves head and neck that can be used to provide innervation GFMT, either alone or combination. In this article, we review literature about these donor nerve options discuss their advantages disadvantages terms of excursion, spo...

In order to determine whether or not atropine, procaine, and tetrodotoxin (TTX) can stimulate intestinal smooth muscle directly, we examined the effects of these drugs on the mechanical and electrical activities of several types of cat intestinal smooth muscle preparations. The preparations consisted of isolated rings of 1) intact intestinal wall, 2) intact longitudinal and circular muscle, 3) ...