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Dimensions of the Horizontal Semicircular Duct, Ampulla and Utricle in the Human

Ian S. Curthoys Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, N.S.W.Australia; Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Charles M. Oman Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, N.S.W.Australia; Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 254-261 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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