Postnatal Odorant Exposure Induces Peripheral Olfactory Plasticity at the Cellular Level
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Postnatal odorant exposure induces peripheral olfactory plasticity at the cellular level.
Mammalian olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) form the primary elements of the olfactory system. Inserted in the olfactory mucosa lining of the nasal cavity, they are exposed to the environment and their lifespan is brief. Several reports say that OSNs are regularly regenerated during the entire life and that odorant environment affects the olfactory epithelium. However, little is known about the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0688-13.2014