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OTONEUROLOGY

Invariance of vestibulo-ocular reflex gain to head impulses in pitch at different initial eye-in-orbit elevations: Implications for Alexander's law

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Pages 1066-1072 | Received 31 Jan 2012, Accepted 29 Mar 2012, Published online: 05 Jun 2012

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