Fast, slow, and steady-state effects of contralateral acoustic activation of the medial olivocochlear efferent system in awake guinea pigs: Action of gentamicin

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1826-1836

  Lima Da Costa, Deise ^a   Chibois, Anne ^a   Erre, Jean Paul ^a   Blanchet, Christophe ^a   Charlet De Sauvage, Renaud ^a   Aran, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 1842338031     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.4.1826     Document Type: Article

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