Serotonergic innervation of the inner ear: Is it involved in the general physiological control of the auditory receptor?

International Tinnitus Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-125

  Bartolomé, M Visitación ^a   Gil Loyzaga, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Cochlear serotonin; High performance liquid chromatography and electrochemical detection; Immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALERTNESS; ATTENTION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEA; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INNER EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REVIEW; SLEEP PATTERN; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN STEM; DOPAMINE; EAR, INNER; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMALS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORGAN OF CORTI; SEROTONIN;

EID: 31044439638     PISSN: 09465448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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