Ocular counterrolling in response to static and dynamic tilting: Implications for human otolith function

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 127-134

  Markham, Charles H ^a   Diamond, Shirley G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye torsion; Ocular counterrolling; Otolith organs

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BULLFROG; CAT; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCULAR COUNTERROLLING; OTOLITH; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; ROTATION; STATIC ROTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TILTING; VELOCITY; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULE;

ADULT; AGED; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; REFLEX; ROTATION;

EID: 0037668543     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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