Geometry of the semicircular canals and extraocular muscles in rodents, lagomorphs, felids and modern humans

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-596

  Cox, Philip G ^a   Jeffery, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cat; Extraocular muscles; Guinea pig; Modern human; Mouse; Rabbit; Rat; Semicircular canals; Squirrel; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FELIDAE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAGOMORPH; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SQUIRREL; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CATS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; RABBITS; RATS; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; SCIURIDAE; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS;

CAVIA; FELIDAE; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 55449084968     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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