Horizontal linear and angular responses of neurons in the medial vestibular nucleus of the decerebrate cat

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-116

  Schor, Robert H ^a   Steinbacher Jr , Bernard C ^a   Yates, Bill J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear acceleration response; Medial vestibular nucleus; Vestibuloautonomic response

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECEREBRATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031911340     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1998-8114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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