Ultrastructure of the organ of Jacobson and comparative study with olfactory mucosa.
The organ of Jacobson has been studied in lizards, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits and dogs by means of embedding in nitrocellulose, semithin sectioning, and electron microscopy. The various elements of the organ in the species studied have been analysed and a comparative study carried out between the sensory portion of the organ and the olfactory epithelium.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008116:Lizards; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012679:Sense Organs / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013194:Staining and Labeling