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Il est bien tabli que de nombreux solvants industriels peuvent provoquer une d pression du syst me nerveux central, caract ris e par de la somnolence, des tats d bri t , des baisses de concentration et de coordination, ce qui peut augmenter les risques…

Some volatile aromatic solvents have similar or opposite effects to anesthetics in the central nervous system. Like for anesthetics, the mechanisms of action involved are currently the subject of debate. The purpose of this in vivo study was…

Context: Professionals of the music sector are frequently exposed to sound levels above 100dB(A). Hearing disorders are highly prevalent in these workers. Assessment of auditory fatigue could help identify deleterious situations for hearing…

The percutaneous route represents the second occupational exposure route for numerous industrial toxic substances. The word “Skin notation” appears whenever the contribution from this route to the total absorption by the body represents…

The olivocochlear and stapedial reflexes are both involved in hearing physiology: the first one is mainly dedicated to the high frequency discrimination, whereas the second protects the cochlea by contracting the middle-ear muscles. In the…

The olivocochlear and stapedial reflexes are both involved in hearing physiology: the first one is mainly dedicated to the high frequency discrimination, whereas the second protects the cochlea by contracting the middle-ear muscles. In the…

There are two reflexes involved in the physiology of hearing. The stapedial reflex (SR) protects the cochlea by contracting the middle-ear muscles, while the olivocochlear reflex is mainly dedicated to high-frequency discrimination. In this…