Odor representation and discrimination in mitral/tufted cells of the vat olfactory bulb

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-34

  Motokizawa, Fumiaki ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discrimination unit; Odor sensitivity and selectivity; Olfactometry; Olfactory bulb; Rat; Unit activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MALE; MITRAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; ODORS; OLFACTORY BULB; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SMELL;

EID: 0029859506     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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