Morphology of the mammalian vestibulo-ocular reflex: The spatial arrangement of the human fetal semicircular canals and extraocular muscles

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 268, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 878-890

  Cox, Philip G ^a   Jeffery, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Extraocular muscles; Semicircular canals; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAMMALS; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS;

HOMO SAPIENS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34848920847     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10559     Document Type: Article

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