Hydrostatic pressure effects on vestibular hair cell afferents in fish and crustacea

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 13, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 235-242

  Fraser, Peter J ^a   Cruickshank, Stuart F ^b   Shelmerdine, Richard L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angular acceleration; Balance; Crab; Elasmobranch; Hair cells; Hydrostatic pressure; Nerve spikes; Semicircular canals; Sensory receptors; Shark; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRAB; CRUSTACEA; FISH; HAIR CELL; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYPERBARISM; HYPOBARISM; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; DOGFISH; HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

EID: 2342618259     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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