The olfactory glomerulus: A cortical module with specific functions

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 353-360

  Chen, Wei R ^a   Shepherd, Gordon M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL CONTACT; DENDRITE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; GENE FUNCTION; MITRAL CELL; MOTONEURON; NERVE ENDING; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY NERVE; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746101439     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11068-005-8362-0     Document Type: Review

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