The human olivocochlear system: Organization and development

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 311-325

  Moore, Jean K ^a   Simmons, Dwayne D ^b,c   Guan, Yue Ling ^a  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Choline acetyltransferase; Efferent neurons; Superior olivary complex

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; COCHLEA; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN STEM; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COCHLEA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURONS, EFFERENT; OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032836754     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013855     Document Type: Article

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