Vestibular-induced behaviour of rats born and raised in hypergravity

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 349-356

  Wubbels, R J ^a   De Jong, H A A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airrighting; Centrifuge; Gravity; Otolith organs; Surfacing; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HYPERGRAVITY; MALE; ORIENTATION; POSTURE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REFLEX; SWIMMING; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0034661576     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(00)00279-3     Document Type: Article

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