A comprehensive structural, lectin and immunohistochemical characterization of the zebrafish olfactory system.

ABSTRACT: Fish chemosensory olfactory receptors allow them to detect a wide range of water-soluble chemicals, that mediate fundamental behaviours. Zebrafish possess a well-developed sense of smell which governs reproduction, appetite, and fear responses. The spatial organization of functional properties within the olfactory epithelium and bulb are comparable to those of mammals, making this species suitable for studies of olfactory differentiation and regeneration and neuronal representation of olfactory information. The advent of genomic techniques has been decisive for the discovery of specific olfactory cell types and the identification of cell populations expressing vomeronasal receptors. These advances have marched ahead of morphological and neurochemical studies. This study aims to fill the ex

SUBMITTER: Villamayor PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8065131 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature