Effect of the middle ear reflex on sound transmission to the inner ear of rat

Hearing Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 171-182

  Pilz, P K D ^a   Ostwald, J ^a   Kreiter, A ^b   Schnitzler, H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflex; Cochlear microphonic potential; Electromyography; Middle ear muscle reflex; Rat; Stapedius muscle

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOUND TRANSMISSION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS; EAR, MIDDLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX, ACOUSTIC; STAPEDIUS;

EID: 0031106895     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(96)00206-7     Document Type: Article

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