Spontaneous activity of otolith-related vestibular nuclear neurons in the decerebrate rat

Brain Research

Volumn 739, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 322-329

  Lai, C H ^a   Chan, Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

bidirectional response sensitivity; off vertical rotation; otolith; rat; spontaneous discharge; vestibular nuclear neuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ROTATION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0030580423     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00843-8     Document Type: Article

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