ODOR CODING IN THE MAIN OLFACTORY SYSTEM OF THE MAMMAL

Authors
BUONVISO N
Citation
N. Buonviso, ODOR CODING IN THE MAIN OLFACTORY SYSTEM OF THE MAMMAL, Bulletin de la Societe zoologique de France, 120(3), 1995, pp. 245-255
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Bulletin de la Societe zoologique de France → ACNP
ISSN journal
0037962X
Volume
120
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
245 - 255
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-962X(1995)120:3<245:OCITMO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The mammalian olfactory system is mainly composed of the olfactory epi theluim which contains the receptor cells, the olfactory bulb which co ntains the relay cells, and the olfactory paleocotex which is the proj ection site of the bulb. All studies until now have failed to reveal a cellular selectivity at these three levels. By contrast, lots of data show that odorants could induce spatio-temporal maps in each of these structures.