Studies of Olfactory System Neural Plasticity: The Contribution of the Unilateral Naris Occlusion Technique

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</svg>: adenylyl cyclase; AR: adrenergic receptor; BEX: Brain-expressed X-linked protein; ClC: sodium/calcium exchanger; G<sub>olf</sub>: olfactory g-protein; M3-R: muscarinic acetylcholine receptor; oCGC: olfactory cyclic nucleotide-gated channel; OMP: olfactory marker protein; OR: odorant receptor. The Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>/Cl<sup>−</sup> cotransporter is not shown. Black arrows: stimulation; red arrows: inhibition (<i>after</i> [<a href="/journals/np/2012/351752/#B116">7</a>] cf. [<a href="/journals/np/2012/351752/#B117">8</a>]).</table>

Neural Plasticity

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Figure 2: Studies of Olfactory System Neural Plasticity: The Contribution of the Unilateral Naris Occlusion Technique 