Otolith orientation and downbeat nystagmus in the normal cat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 144-148

  Rude, S A ^a   Baker, J F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye movements; Gravity; Nystagmus; Otolith organs; Vestibule ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CAT; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; NONHUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 0029742019     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00229564     Document Type: Article

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