Physiology of the aged Fischer 344 rat inferior colliculus: Responses to contralateral monaural stimuli

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 3114-3125

  Palombi, Peggy Shadduck ^a   Caspary, Donald M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030002750     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.3114     Document Type: Article

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