Ultrastructure of spines and associated terminals on brainstem neurons controlling auditory input

Brain Research

Volumn 1516, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Christian Brown, M ^a,b   Lee, Daniel J ^a,b   Benson, Thane E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Middle ear muscle; Olivocochlear; Stapedius; Tensor tympani; Vesicle morphometry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; MIDDLE EAR; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; OLIVOCOCHLEAR NEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINE; TENSOR TYMPANI MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN STEM; DENDRITIC SPINES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAPEDIUS; TENSOR TYMPANI;

EID: 84878561814     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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