Development of human cochlear active mechanism asymmetry: Involvement of the medial olivocochlear system?

Hearing Research

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 153-162

  Morlet, T ^a,b   Goforth, L ^a   Hood, L J ^a   Ferber, C ^b   Duclaux, R ^b   Berlin, C I ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Auditory asymmetry; Efferent auditory pathway; Maturation; Neonate; Otoacoustic emission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY LATERALIZATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NOISE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032817425     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(99)00078-7     Document Type: Article

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