Input–Output Functions of Vestibular Afferent Responses to Air-Conducted Clicks in Rats
Zhu H, Tang X, Wei W, Maklad A, Mustain W, Rabbitt R, Highstein S, Allison J, Zhou W. Input–Output Functions of Vestibular Afferent Responses to Air-Conducted Clicks in Rats. Journal Of The Association For Research In Otolaryngology 2013, 15: 73-86. PMID: 24297262, PMCID: PMC3901862, DOI: 10.1007/s10162-013-0428-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVestibular end organsAnterior canalEnd organsHorizontal canalVEMP testVestibular afferentsPosterior canalOrgan afferentsSemicircular canalsAir-conducted clicksVestibular myogenic potentialsDB SLSprague-Dawley ratsVestibular afferent responsesSingle-unit recordingsIntra-axonal recordingsSensitive afferentsSaccular functionSternocleidomastoid muscleVestibular functionAcoustic click stimuliCanal cristaClinical assessmentMyogenic potentialsExtraocular muscles