Olfactory Receptor Neurons (definition)

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Olfactory Receptor Neurons

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Definition: Neurons in the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM with proteins (RECEPTORS, ODORANT) that bind, and thus detect, odorants. These neurons send their DENDRITES to the surface of the epithelium with the odorant receptors residing in the apical non-motile cilia. Their unmyelinated AXONS synapse in the OLFACTORY BULB of the BRAIN.

DF: OLFACTORY RECEPT NEURONS
See Also Receptors, Odorant

Other names Neurons, Olfactory Receptor; Receptor Neurons, Olfactory; Receptor Neuron, Olfactory; Olfactory Receptor Neuron; Neuron, Olfactory Receptor

Substance	Categories	Source
NFI-A2 protein, rat	*NFI Transcription Factors Olfactory Receptor Neurons.	Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1999 Sep 8;72(1):65-79
MbraPBP2 protein, Mamestra brassicae	Carrier Proteins Insect Proteins Olfactory Receptor Neurons.	Insect Biochem Mol Biol 1998 Nov;28(11):815-8
CAPS protein, Oryctolagus cuniculus	Calcium-Binding Proteins Phosphoproteins Olfactory Receptor Neurons.	J Cell Biol 1993 Nov;123(4):963-76
odorant-binding protein	*Receptors, Odorant Odors Olfactory Mucosa Pyrazines Olfactory Receptor Neurons Drosophila Proteins.	Eur J Biochem 1985;149(2):227

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