Effects of betahistine on the spatiotemporal response properties of vestibulospinal neurons to labyrinthine volleys

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 515, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Barresi, Massimo ^b   Bruschini, Luca ^a   Li Volsi, Guido ^b   Manzoni, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Betahistidine; Electrophysiology; Vestibular disorder

Indexed keywords

BETAHISTINE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; INNER EAR; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TILTING; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BETAHISTINE; EAR, INNER; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; NEURONS; POSTURE; RATS; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 20344390523     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.03.043     Document Type: Article

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