Do cochlear nuclei contribute to auditory lateralization? A stereological evaluation of neuron numbers

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 108, Issue 7 I, 1999, Pages 661-665

  Aǧar, Erdal ^a   Demir, Serif ^a   Korkmaz, Adnan ^a   Ayyildiz, Mustafa ^a   Bosnak, Mehmet ^a   Marangoz, Cafer ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Hearing system; Rat; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY LATERALIZATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOMETRY;

EID: 0345161772     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949910800708     Document Type: Article

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