Following the p63/Keratin5 basal cells in the sensory and non-sensory epithelia of the vomeronasal organ.

ABSTRACT: The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is a part of the accessory olfactory system, which detects pheromones and chemical factors that trigger a spectrum of sexual and social behaviors. The vomeronasal epithelium (VNE) shares several features with the epithelium of the main olfactory epithelium (MOE). However, it is a distinct neuroepithelium populated by chemosensory neurons that differ from the olfactory sensory neurons in cellular structure, receptor expression, and connectivity. The vomeronasal organ of rodents comprises a sensory epithelium (SE) and a thin non-sensory epithelium (NSE) that morphologically resembles the respiratory epithelium. Sox2-positive cells have been previously identified as the stem cell population that gives rise to neuronal progenitors in MOE and VNE. In addition, the MO

SUBMITTER: LeFever NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11141727 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature