Recent progress in the neurobiology of the vomeronasal organ

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 228-250

  Takami, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bipolar neurons; Chemosensory organ; Epithelial cells; G proteins; Neuroepithelium; Putative pheromone receptors; Vomeronasal nerve

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; HORMONES; PROTEINS;

BIPOLAR NEURON; CHEMOSENSORY ORGAN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; G PROTEIN; NASAL CAVITY; NEUROEPITHELIUM; PUTATIVE PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; RECENT PROGRESS; VOMERONASAL NERVE; VOMERONASAL ORGANS;

NEURONS;

GLYCOCONJUGATE; GONADORELIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; DEPOLARIZATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICROVILLUS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; NOSE SEPTUM; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY NERVE; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMELLING; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SNAKE; STEM CELL; VOMERONASAL ORGAN; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

SERPENTES;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEUROBIOLOGY; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0036668331     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10094     Document Type: Article

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