olfactory cilia
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olfactory hairs — modified cilia that are extremely long and nonmotile, project from the olfactory vesicle, and function as sensory receptors. Called also olfactory cilia … Medical dictionary
Olfactory receptor — Olfactory receptors expressed in the cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons are responsible for the detection of odor molecules. Activated olfactory receptors are the initial player in a signal transduction cascade which ultimately produces … Wikipedia
Olfactory epithelium — Section of the olfactory mucous membrane. Plan of olfactory neurons … Wikipedia
Olfactory transduction — is a series of events in which odor molecules are detected by olfactory receptors and chemical signals are transformed into electrical signal to the brain where they are perceived as smells.[1] Once ligands (odorant particles) bind to specific… … Wikipedia
Olfactory receptor neuron — Neuron: Olfactory receptor neuron Labels in German. Zellen = cell , riech = smell , Riechnerv = olfactory nerve, cillien = cilia … Wikipedia
olfactory receptor — ▪ anatomy also called smell receptor protein capable of binding odour molecules that plays a central role in the sense of smell (olfaction). These receptors (receptor) are common to arthropods (arthropod), terrestrial vertebrates… … Universalium
Anterior olfactory nucleus — Brain: Anterior olfactory nucleus Human brainstem anterior view (Anterior olfactory nucleus is not labeled, but region is visible at center top, approximately between the 2 and the 3 .) Latin … Wikipedia
ADCY4 — Adenylate cyclase 4, also known as ADCY4, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ADCY4 adenylate cyclase 4| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=196883| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section … Wikipedia
nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… … Universalium
chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
