Benzodiazepines alter cochleo-cochlear loop in humans

Hearing Research

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 71-76

  Morand, N ^a   Veuillet, E ^a   Gagnieu, M C ^a   Lemoine, P ^b   Collet, L ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b U Clin de Psychiatrie Biologique   (France)

Author keywords

Gamma aminobutyric acid; Olivocochlear efferent system; Otoacoustic emission; Outer hair cell

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; OXAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CELL MOTILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EFFERENT NERVE; HAIR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CELL MOVEMENT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; OXAZEPAM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031826657     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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