The Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Clinical Tests of Otolith Function. A Tribute to Yoshio Uchino
Otolithic receptors are stimulated by gravitoinertial force (GIF) acting on the otoconia resulting in deflections of the hair bundles of otolithic receptor hair cells. The GIF is the sum of gravitational force and the inertial force due to linear acceleration. The usual clinical and experimental tes...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.566895/full |