The Grueneberg ganglion: A novel sensory system in the nose

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 909-915

  Fleischer, Joerg ^a   Breer, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

cGMP; Cilia; Necklace glomeruli; Olfaction; Thermosensation

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

CYCLIC GMP;

ANIMAL; GANGLION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NOSE; NOSE CAVITY; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; GANGLIA; MICE; NASAL CAVITY; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOSE; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL;

EID: 77956629330     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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