Anatomical and immunohistological demonstration of the primary neural connections of the vomeronasal organ in the dog.
Macro- and microdissection methods together with conventional histology and lectin immunohistochemistry have been used to identify the course of the vomeronasal nerves and their site of termination (accessory olfactory bulb; AOB) in the dog. The AOB in this species is small and variable in size, situated on the medial surface of the main olfactory bulb, and has an anatomical structure unlike that described for other mammals. The vomeronasal nerves and their terminal glomeruli in the AOB are easily identifiable by selective immunohistochemical staining using Ulex europeus agglutinin I.
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Departamento de Anatomía y Embriología, Facultad de Veterinaria de Lugo, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Barber
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Cifuentes
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D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D037102:Lectins; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000294:innervation*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D037121:Plant Lectins
D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; C036850:Ulex europaeus lectins