Lankford, Colten K. and Laird, Joseph G. and Inamdar, Shivangi M. and Baker, Sheila A. (2020) A Comparison of the Primary Sensory Neurons Used in Olfaction and Vision. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 14. ISSN 1662-5102
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Abstract
Vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch are the tools used to perceive and navigate the world. They enable us to obtain essential resources such as food and highly desired resources such as mates. Thanks to the investments in biomedical research the molecular unpinning’s of human sensation are rivaled only by our knowledge of sensation in the laboratory mouse. Humans rely heavily on vision whereas mice use smell as their dominant sense. Both modalities have many features in common, starting with signal detection by highly specialized primary sensory neurons—rod and cone photoreceptors (PR) for vision, and olfactory sensory neurons (OSN) for the smell. In this chapter, we provide an overview of how these two types of primary sensory neurons operate while highlighting the similarities and distinctions.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | South Asian Library > Medical Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@southasianlibrary.com |
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2023 06:35 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2024 07:03 |
URI: | http://journal.repositoryarticle.com/id/eprint/865 |