Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle

The olfactory organ of turtle consists of the upper chamber epithelium (UCE) and the lower chamber epithelium (LCE), detecting air-borne odorants and water-borne odorants, respectively. In this study, we investigated the number of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in the UCE and LCE of soft-shelled...

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Autores principales: ABDALI, Sayed Sharif, KURASAWA, Kouki, NAKAMUTA, Shoko, YAMAMOTO, Yoshio, NAKAMUTA, Nobuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2017
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Anatomy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5627330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.17-0326
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author ABDALI, Sayed Sharif
KURASAWA, Kouki
NAKAMUTA, Shoko
YAMAMOTO, Yoshio
NAKAMUTA, Nobuaki
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description The olfactory organ of turtle consists of the upper chamber epithelium (UCE) and the lower chamber epithelium (LCE), detecting air-borne odorants and water-borne odorants, respectively. In this study, we investigated the number of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in the UCE and LCE of soft-shelled turtle in order to find their possible differences among terrestrial, semi-aquatic and highly-aquatic turtles. The number of ORNs in the soft-shelled turtle was higher in the LCE than in the UCE, suggesting its close relationship to the environment the turtle lives. In addition, relative abundance of the ORNs in the LCE to the UCE varied in accordance with the size of individuals, although its functional significance remains elusive.
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spelling pubmed-56273302017-10-10 Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle ABDALI, Sayed Sharif KURASAWA, Kouki NAKAMUTA, Shoko YAMAMOTO, Yoshio NAKAMUTA, Nobuaki J Vet Med Sci Anatomy The olfactory organ of turtle consists of the upper chamber epithelium (UCE) and the lower chamber epithelium (LCE), detecting air-borne odorants and water-borne odorants, respectively. In this study, we investigated the number of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in the UCE and LCE of soft-shelled turtle in order to find their possible differences among terrestrial, semi-aquatic and highly-aquatic turtles. The number of ORNs in the soft-shelled turtle was higher in the LCE than in the UCE, suggesting its close relationship to the environment the turtle lives. In addition, relative abundance of the ORNs in the LCE to the UCE varied in accordance with the size of individuals, although its functional significance remains elusive. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2017-08-05 2017-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5627330/ /pubmed/28781329 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.17-0326 Text en ©2017 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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ABDALI, Sayed Sharif
KURASAWA, Kouki
NAKAMUTA, Shoko
YAMAMOTO, Yoshio
NAKAMUTA, Nobuaki
Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle
title Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle
title_full Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle
title_fullStr Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle
title_full_unstemmed Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle
title_short Number of olfactory receptor neurons in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle
title_sort number of olfactory receptor neurons in the chinese soft-shelled turtle
topic Anatomy
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5627330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.17-0326
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