Axon fasciculation in the developing olfactory nerve

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) axons exit the olfactory epithelium (OE) and extend toward the olfactory bulb (OB) where they coalesce into glomeruli. Each OSN expresses only 1 of approximately 1,200 odor receptors (ORs). OSNs expressing the same OR are distribute...

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Main Authors: Miller Alexandra M, Maurer Lydia R, Zou Dong-Jing, Firestein Stuart, Greer Charles A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Neural Development
Online Access:http://www.neuraldevelopment.com/content/5/1/20