71ActaPhysiologicaSinica,February25,2007,59(1):71-78http://www
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cnChangesofaminoacidconcentrationsintheratmedialvestibularnucleusfollowingunilaterallabyrinthectomyYUHai-Ling1,ANYing2,JIANGHai-Ying2,JINQing-Hua2,JINYuan-Zhe2,*1DepartmentofPharmacology;2DepartmentofPhysiology,YanbianUniversityCollegeofMedicine,KeyLaboratoryofOrganismFunctionalFactorsoftheChangbaiMountain,MinistryofEducation,Yanji133000,ChinaAbstract:Tounderstandtheneurochemicalmechanismsunderlyingthevestibularcompensation,wedeterminedthelevelsofaminoacidssuchasaspartate,glutamate,glutamine,glycine,taurine,alanineint