Bone-conducted auditory brainstem-evoked responses and skull vibratory velocity measurement in rats at frequencies of 0.5-30 kHz with a new giant magnetostrictive bone conduction transducer

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 926-933

  Sakai, Yuki ^a   Karino, Shotaro ^a   Kaga, Kimitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone conduction threshold; Dynamic range; Electromagnetic bone conduction transducer; Frequency response; Giant magnetostrictive materials; Harmonic distortion; Laser Doppler vibrometer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKULL; TRANSDUCER; VIBRATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKULL; TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATION;

EID: 39049191081     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500536871     Document Type: Article

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