Saccular influence on the otolith-spinal reflex and posture during sudden falls of the cat

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 86-92

  Mhoon, Ernest E ^a,c   Bernstein, Lawrence P ^b   Towle, Vernon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

otolith spinal reflex; posture; saccule; sudden falls; white cat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULUS; SPINAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; POSTURE; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0031017928     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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