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Olfactory Receptor Neurons MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Olfactory Receptor Neurons
Tree Number(s)
A04.531.520.573.580
A04.760.600.640.640
A08.675.650.915.500.540
A08.800.950.500.540
A09.531.623.580
A10.615.550.760.600.640.640
A11.671.650.915.500.540
Unique ID
D018034
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018034
Scope Note
Neurons in the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM with proteins (RECEPTORS, ODORANT) that bind, and thus detect, odorants. These neurons send their DENDRITES to the surface of the epithelium with the odorant receptors residing in the apical non-motile cilia. Their unmyelinated AXONS synapse in the OLFACTORY BULB of the BRAIN.
Entry Version
OLFACTORY RECEPT NEURONS
Entry Term(s)
Neurons, Olfactory Receptor
Olfactory Receptor Cells
Olfactory Receptor Neuron
Olfactory Sensory Cells
Olfactory Sensory Cilia
Olfactory Sensory Neurons
Previous Indexing
Nasal Mucosa (1966-1971)
Olfactory Mucosa (1972-1993)
Receptors, Sensory (1966-1993)
See Also
Receptors, Odorant
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/28
Revision Date
2015/01/09
Olfactory Receptor Neurons Preferred
Olfactory Sensory Cilia Narrower
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