Long-term potentiation and depression after unilateral labyrinthectomy in the medial vestibular nucleus of rats

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-186

  Pettorossi Vito, V Enrico ^a   Dutia, Mayank ^b   Frondaroli, Adele ^a   Dieni, Cristina ^a   Grassi, Silvarosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Vestibular compensation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERNEURON; LABYRINTHECTOMY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAT; SYNAPSE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EAR, INNER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROBABILITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 12244299888     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000028093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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