Otoconial alterations after embryonic development in hypergravity

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 353-356

  Sondag, H N P M ^b   De Jong, H A A ^c   Van Marle, J ^a   Willekens, B ^c   Oosterveld, W J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Centrifuge; EDAX element analysis; Otoconia; Saccule; Utricle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CENTRIFUGATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GRAVITY; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULUS; SENSORY NERVE; UTRICLE;

EID: 0142248634     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(96)00127-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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