Differential impact of hypergravity on maturating innervation in vestibular epithelia during rat development

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-23

  Gaboyard, Sophie ^a   Sans, Alain ^a   Lehouelleur, Jacques ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Afferent calyx; Epigenetic factor; Hypergravity; Maturation; Vestibular epithelium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HAIR CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SENSORY NERVE; UTRICLE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

CALYX;

EID: 0037727596     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(03)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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