A critical period for the impact of vestibular sensation on ferret motor development

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 16, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 179-186

  Van Cleave, S ^a   Shall, M S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Development; Ferret; Soleus; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FERRET; INNER EAR; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; VESTIBULE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); EAR, INNER; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROPRIOCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 34249869808     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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