The Olfactory System: Part II: How Olfaction Is Processed in the Olfactory Epithelium and Olfactory Bulb
Learning Objective: The reader will learn the current concepts of how odorants are identified and processed within the olfactory epithelium and the olfactory bulb.
Keywords: ACIII = adenylyl cyclase III (a membrane-associated enzyme and catalyzes the formation of the secondary messenger cAMP); ATP = adenosine triphosphate (a coenzyme used as an energy carrier); Ca-CaM = calcium-modulated protein calmodulin binds to cAMP; Ca-CaMKII = calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (phosphorylates adenylyl cyclase III); GDP = guanine diphosphate; GTP = guanine triphosphate; MRR = molecular receptive range; cAMP = cyclic adenosine monophosphate (a second messenger important in many biological processes); ephrins = axon guidance proteins; indole = an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound with formula CHAN; mercaptans = a thiol that has a strong odor resembling that of garlic or rotten eggs (thiols are used as odorants to assist in the detection of natural gas); netrins = axon guidance proteins; semaphorins = axon guidance proteins; slits = axon guidance proteins
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 April 2018
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