An update on anatomy and function of the teleost olfactory system [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 About half of all extant vertebrates are teleost fishes. Although our knowledge about anatomy and function of their olfactory systems still lags behind that of mammals, recent advances in cellular and molecular biology have provided us with a wealth of ...
Jesús Olivares, Oliver Schmachtenberg
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Functional olfactory evolution in Drosophila suzukii and the subgenus Sophophora
iScience, 2022 Summary: Comparative analyses of multiple genomes are used extensively to examine the gains and losses of chemosensory receptors across the genus Drosophila. However, few studies have delved into functional olfactory characteristics.
Ian W. Keesey +8 more
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Axonal Odorant Receptors Mediate Axon Targeting
Cell Reports, 2019 Summary: In mammals, odorant receptors not only detect odors but also define the target in the olfactory bulb, where sensory neurons project to give rise to the sensory map.
Ilaria Zamparo +12 more
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The glia response after peripheral nerve injury: A comparison between Schwann cells and olfactory ensheathing cells and their uses for neural regenerative therapies [PDF]
, 2017 The peripheral nervous system (PNS) exhibits a much larger capacity for regeneration than the central nervous system (CNS). One reason for this difference is the difference in glial cell types between the two systems.
Barton, Matthew J. +4 more
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Drug-induced Parkinson's disease modulates protein kinase A and Olfactory Marker Protein in the mouse olfactory bulb [PDF]
, 2017 Background Olfaction is often affected in parkinsonian patients, but dopaminergic cells in the olfactory bulb are not affected by some Parkinson-inducing drugs.
Caretta, Antonio, Mucignat, Carla
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Homozygous deletion of six olfactory receptor genes in a subset of individuals with Beta-thalassemia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Progress in the functional studies of human olfactory receptors has been largely hampered by the lack of a reliable experimental model system. Although transgenic approaches in mice could characterize the function of individual olfactory receptors, the ...
Jessica Van Ziffle +2 more
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Odors: from chemical structures to gaseous plumes [PDF]
, 2020 We are immersed within an odorous sea of chemical currents that we parse into individual odors with complex structures. Odors have been posited as determined by the structural relation between the molecules that compose the chemical compounds and their ...
Escalon, James A. +2 more
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Non-synaptic inhibition between grouped neurons in an olfactory circuit. [PDF]
, 2012 Diverse sensory organs, including mammalian taste buds and insect chemosensory sensilla, show a marked compartmentalization of receptor cells; however, the functional impact of this organization remains unclear.
Carlson, John R +3 more
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Odorant receptor co-receptors affect expression of tuning receptors in Drosophila
Frontiers in Cellular NeuroscienceInsects detect odorants using two large families of heteromeric receptors, the Odorant Receptors (ORs) and Ionotropic Receptors (IRs). Most OR and IR genes encode odorant-binding “tuning” subunits, whereas four (Orco, Ir8a, Ir25a, and Ir76b) encode co ...
Teng Long +5 more
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Identification of novel post-transcriptional features in olfactory receptor family mRNAs. [PDF]
, 2015 Olfactory receptor (Olfr) genes comprise the largest gene family in mice. Despite their importance in olfaction, how most Olfr mRNAs are regulated remains unexplored.
Espinoza, Josh L +3 more
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