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XB-ART-24367
Dev Biol 1991 Nov 15;5642:344-7.
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Functional subdivisions of the olfactory system correlate with lectin-binding properties in Xenopus.

Hofmann MH , Meyer DL .


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Soybean agglutinin (SBA) is known to selectively label a portion of neurons in amphibian and mammalian primary olfactory systems. Hitherto, no other distinctive features have been found to correlate with the two neuronal populations. Investigating SBA-HRP binding in olfactory mucosa and CNS of Xenopus, we noted that labelled and unlabelled structures can readily be assigned to different olfactory subsystems. The SBA negative one is utilized to detect air-borne odors, whereas major SBA-positive structures serve a role in the perception of water dissolved molecules. Some labelled fibers by-pass the olfactory bulb, traverse the telencephalon and innervate prosencephalic structures. They are considered to be aberrant olfactory nerve fibers, rather than being part of the terminal nerve.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
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