Evidence for efferent effects on auditory afferent activity, and their functional relevance

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 394-402

  Hill, J C ^a   Prasher, D K ^a   Luxon, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; EFFERENT NERVE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; HAIR CELL; HEARING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031430513     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1997.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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