Vertical skew due to changes in gravitoinertial force: A possible consequence of otolith asymmetry

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 117-125

  Karmali, Faisal ^a   Ramat, Stefano ^b   Shelhamer, Mark ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity; Human; Otolith asymmetry; Parabolic flight; Space sickness; Vertical skew

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE POSITION; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRABISMUS; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SIMULATION;

EID: 33947512750     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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