Bulbar representation of the 'water-nose' during Xenopus ontogeny.
Olfactory epithelium that is specialized for the detection of water-borne odors is located in different cranial cavities in larval and postmetamorphic Xenopus. Soybean agglutinin histochemistry reveals that both "water-noses' innervate only the ventral olfactory bulb (OB). This is evidence for a parcellation of the OB into a ventral portion mediating information on water-soluble odorants and a dorsal part that processes information on volatile substances.
Meyer
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Department of Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine, University of Göttingen, Germany.
Jadhao
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Bhargava
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Kicliter
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D000818:Animals; D009812:Odorants; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000502:physiology*; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000502:physiology; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D014981:Xenopus