The development of vestibular system and related functions in mammals: Impact of gravity

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Jamon, Marc ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Altricial; Critical period; Hypergravity; Microgravity; Ontogeny; Otolith; Utricle; Vestibular development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894065395     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2014.00011     Document Type: Review

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