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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Matthew Eckler
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-26064 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Eckler Matthew J MJ McKenna William L WL Taghvaei Sahar S McConnell Susan K SK Chen Bin B
The Journal of comparative neurology 20110701 10
The murine olfactory system consists of main and accessory systems that perform distinct and overlapping functions. The main olfactory epithelium (MOE) is primarily involved in the detection of volatile odorants, while neurons in the vomeronasal organ (VNO), part of the accessory olfactory system, are important for pheromone detection. During development, the MOE and VNO both originate from the olfactory pit; however, the mechanisms regulating development of these anatomically distinct organs fr ...[more]