A critical period for gravitational effects on otolith formation

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 13, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 205-214

  Wiederhold, Michael L ^a   Harrison, Jeffrey L ^a,b   Gao, Wenyuan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gravity; Hair cell; Hypergravity; Microgravity; Otolith; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; GRAVITY; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZEBRA FISH;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; EAR, INNER; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAVITATION; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 2342481215     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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