Signal transduction in vestibular adaptation to microgravity - A still unsolved problem

Signal Transduction

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-247

  Horn, Eberhard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Postural perception; Sensitization; Tip link; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMPHIBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FISH; FROG; HAIR CELL; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; FUNDULUS; OPSANUS TAU; RANA CATESBEIANA; RODENTIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII;

EID: 34447303819     PISSN: 16154053     EISSN: 16154061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sita.200600107     Document Type: Review

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