![](/images/graphics-bg.png)
Odorant Receptors Signaling Instructs the Development and Plasticity of the Glomerular Map
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The olfactory system provides a great opportunity to explore the mechanisms that underlie the formation and function of neural circuits because of the simplicity of its structure.
Olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) located in the peripheral olfactory epithelium (OE) take part in the initial formation and function of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb (OB) inside the central nervous system.
Glomeruli are key in the process of transduction of olfactory information, as they constitute a map in the OB that sorts the different types of odorant inputs.
This odorant categorization allows proper olfactory perception, and it is achieved through the anatomical organization and function of the different glomerular circuits.
Once formed, glomeruli keep the capacity to undergo diverse plasticity processes, which is unique among the different neural circuits of the central nervous system.
In this context, through the expression and function of the odorant receptors (ORs), OSNs perform two of the most important roles in the olfactory system: transducing odorant information to the nervous system and initiating the development of the glomerular map to organize olfactory information.
This review addresses essential information that has emerged in recent years about the molecular basis of these processes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Valle-Leija, Pablo. 2015. Odorant Receptors Signaling Instructs the Development and Plasticity of the Glomerular Map. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075434
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Valle-Leija, Pablo. Odorant Receptors Signaling Instructs the Development and Plasticity of the Glomerular Map. Neural Plasticity No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075434
American Medical Association (AMA)
Valle-Leija, Pablo. Odorant Receptors Signaling Instructs the Development and Plasticity of the Glomerular Map. Neural Plasticity. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075434
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075434