Influence of surgical plugging on horizontal semicircular canal mechanics and afferent response dynamics

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1033-1053

  Rabbitt, R D ^a,d,e   Boyle, R ^b,d   Highstein, S M ^c,d  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SENSORY NERVE; SQUIRREL MONKEY; TEMPORAL BONE; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT;

EID: 0032808849     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.1033     Document Type: Article

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