Motion sickness may be caused by a neurohumoral action of acetylcholine

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 790-793

  Eisenman, Leonard M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; MOTION SICKNESS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; CEREBELLUM; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION SICKNESS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 70349728424     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.04.031     Document Type: Article

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