Dissociation of Olfactory Neural Response and Mucosal Potential
- 20 March 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 143 (3612) , 1338-1340
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.143.3612.1338
Abstract
The olfactory mucosal slow potential decreased remarkably or disappeared when part of the mucus on the olfactory epithelium was removed with absorbent paper. In contrast, the neural response was not changed much, while unitary spikes in response to odor also appeared in the epithelium. The paper reduced the thicknèss of the mucus by about half, but olfactory cilia were still present. This evidence suggests that the slow potential is not the generator potential.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- INITIAL EVENTS OF THE ELECTRO‐OLFACTOGRAMAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1964
- Olfactory Epithelium: Unitary Responses in the TortoiseScience, 1963
- Physical Variables in the Olfactory Stimulation ProcessThe Journal of general physiology, 1963
- Responses of the Olfactory Receptor Cells to OdoursProceedings of the Japan Academy, 1963
- Olfactory mucosal and neural responses in the frogAmerican Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 1962
- Some Principles of Sensory Receptor ActionPhysiological Reviews, 1961