Electrophysiological properties of the somatotopic organization of the vestibulospinal system in the frog

Neuroscience

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 845-857

  Fanardjian, V V ^a   Manvelyan, L R ^a   Zakarian, V L ^a   Pogossian, V I ^a   Nasoyan, A M ^a  

^a Orbeli Institute of Physiology   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Antidromic activation; Frog; Somatotopic organization; Vestibular nerve; Vestibular nuclei; Vestibulospinal neurons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FROG; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EAR, INNER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RANA RIDIBUNDA; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0032851443     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00329-2     Document Type: Article

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