In vitro and in vivo responses of saccular and caudal nucleus neurons in the grassfrog (Rana temporaria)

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 206-210

  Christensen Dalsgaard, J ^a   Walkowiak, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Zoologisches Inst der U   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caudal nucleus; Frog; Hearing; Sacculus; Vibration

Indexed keywords

CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FROG; GRASSHOPPER; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION SENSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; EAR, INNER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RANA TEMPORARIA; REACTION TIME; VIBRATION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0033049674     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.37.2.206.4745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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