A Comparison of the Primary Sensory Neurons Used in Olfaction and Vision

Colten K. Lankford; Joseph G. Laird; Shivangi M. Inamdar; Sheila A. Baker

doi:10.3389/fncel.2020.595523

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A Comparison of the Primary Sensory Neurons Used in Olfaction and Vision

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A Comparison of the Primary Sensory Neurons Used in Olfaction and Vision

Colten K. Lankford, Joseph G. Laird, Shivangi M. Inamdar and Sheila A. Baker

Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, Vol.14, pp.595523-595523

11/01/2020

DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.595523

PMID: 33250719

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Abstract

Vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch are the tools used to perceive and navigate the world. They enable us to obtain essential resources such as food and highly desired resources such as mates. Thanks to the investments in biomedical research the molecular unpinning’s of human sensation are rivaled only by our knowledge of sensation in the laboratory mouse. Humans rely heavily on vision whereas mice use smell as their dominant sense. Both modalities have many features in common, starting with signal detection by highly specialized primary sensory neurons—rod and cone photoreceptors (PR) for vision, and olfactory sensory neurons (OSN) for the smell. In this chapter, we provide an overview of how these two types of primary sensory neurons operate while highlighting the similarities and distinctions.

Vision

olfaction

GPCR

olfactory sensory neuron

photoreceptor

sensory receptors

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Title: Subtitle: A Comparison of the Primary Sensory Neurons Used in Olfaction and Vision
Creators: Colten K. Lankford - Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Joseph G. Laird - Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Shivangi M. Inamdar - Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Sheila A. Baker - Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, Vol.14, pp.595523-595523
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.595523
PMID: 33250719
NLM abbreviation: Front Cell Neurosci
ISSN: 1662-5102
eISSN: 1662-5102
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000053, name: National Eye Institute; DOI: 10.13039/501100000262, name: Foundation Fighting Blindness
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2020
Academic Unit: Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; University College Courses; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984070231802771

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