Why are insect olfactory receptor neurons grouped into sensilla? The teachings of a model investigating the effects of the electrical interaction between neurons on the transepithelial potential and the neuronal transmembrane potential

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 633-643

  Vermeulen, Arthur ^b   Rospars, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Royal Netherlands Naval College   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intensity coding; Neuron modelling; Olfactory receptor neuron; Receptor potential; Sensillum

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; EPITHELIUM; FOOD; INSECT; MODEL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL; RECORDING; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; INSECTS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; ODORS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; SENSE ORGANS; SMELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

INSECTA;

EID: 11144342227     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-004-0405-4     Document Type: Article

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