Development of inner ear (cochlear and vestibular) function in the fetus-neonate

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-190

  Freeman, Sharon ^a   Geal Dor, Miriam ^a   Sohmer, Haim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

evoked potentials; fetus; human; neonate; rat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEA; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INNER EAR; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; COCHLEA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0032883401     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.1999.10.3.173     Document Type: Article

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