High-frequency tuning properties of bullfrog lagenar vestibular afferent fibers

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-119

  Cortopassi, K A ^a,b   Lewis, E R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic order; Frog lagena; Low and high frequency slopes; Vestibular amplitude tuning curves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TUNING CURVE; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

EID: 0029921346     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1996-6205     Document Type: Article

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