Synaptic specializations associated with the outer hair cells of the Japanese macaque

Hearing Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 46-54

  Sato, Michiya ^a   Henson, Miriam M ^b   Smith, David W ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c The Hearing Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Afferent; japanese macaque; Medial olivocochlear efferent; Organ of Corti; Outer hair cell; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEA; CORTI ORGAN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HAIR CELL; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; HUMANS; MACACA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE ENDINGS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030922243     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(97)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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