The recovery of static vestibular function following peripheral vestibular lesions in mammals: The intrinsic mechanism hypothesis

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-201

  Darlington, Cynthia L ^a   Smith, Paul F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Unilateral labyrinthectomy; Vestibular compensation; Vestibular nerve transection; Vestibular nucleus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEAFFERENTATION; LABYRINTHECTOMY; NERVE TRANSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029976924     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1996-6304     Document Type: Article

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