Response properties of neurons in the inferior colliculus of the monaurally deafened ferret to acoustic stimulation of the intact ear

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 767-779

  McAlpine, David ^a,c   Martin, Russell L ^a,b   Mossop, Jennifer E ^a   Moore, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Ship Struct Mat Div of the Aero   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BRAIN MATURATION; CELL DENSITY; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRET; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MONAURAL HEARING; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030878170     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.2.767     Document Type: Article

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