<title>ABSTRACT</title>In the mouse olfactory bulb, sensory information detected by ∼1,000 types of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) is represented by the glomerular map. The second-order neurons, mitral and tufted cells, connect a single primary ...
Development Growth and Differentiation 60(5) 291-299 2018年6月 [査読有り]
A Merkel cell-neurite complex is a touch receptor composed of specialized epithelial cells named Merkel cells and peripheral sensory nerves in the skin. Merkel cells are found in touch-sensitive skin components including whisker follicles. The ner...
Development Growth & Differentiation 59(9) 701-712 2017年12月 [査読有り]
The anterior part of the embryonic telencephalon gives rise to several brain regions that are important for animal behavior, including the frontal cortex (FC) and the olfactory bulb. The FC plays an important role in decision-making behaviors, suc...
Yuko Muroyama   Atsushi Baba   Motoo Kitagawa   Tetsuichiro Saito   
PLoS Genetics 12(12) 2016年12月 [査読有り]
Mitral cells (MCs) of the mammalian olfactory bulb have a single primary dendrite extending into a single glomerulus, where they receive odor information from olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs). Molecular mechanisms for controlling dendritic arbors ...