Neurobiology of fish under altered gravity conditions

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-18

  Anken, Ralf H ^a   Ibsch, Michael ^a   Rahmann, Hinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inner ear; Neuronal compensation; Postural control; Space sickness

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SIALIDASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GRAVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INNER EAR; METABOLISM; MICROGRAVITY; MOTION SICKNESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGHTING REFLEX; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0032211495     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(98)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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