The effects of steroids on vestibular compensation and vestibular nucleus neuronal activity in the guinea pig

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-207

  Paul, C Alice A E ^a   Sansom, Andrew J ^a,b   Maclennan, Karyn ^a   Darlington, Cynthia L ^b   Smith, Paul F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Medial vestibular nucleus; Methylprednisolone; Steroids; Vestibular compensation; Vestibular disorders

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0031748716     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1998-8302     Document Type: Article

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