Sparse and selective odor coding by mitral/tufted neurons in the main olfactory bulb

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2091-2101

  Davison, Ian G ^a   Katz, Lawrence C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo; Mitral cell; Mixture; Odor; Olfactory bulb; Receptive field; Sensory coding

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; ODORS; OLFACTORY BULB; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL;

EID: 33847205313     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3779-06.2007     Document Type: Article

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