The vomeronasal epithelia of NMRI mouse |
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| Authors: | Prof. Tomonori Naguro Winrich Breipohl |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anatomy, Tottori University, School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan;(2) Institut für Anatomie der Universität Essen, Essen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland;(3) Department of Anatomy, Tottori University, School of Medicine, 683 Yonago, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Summary The features of the apical and lateral surfaces of cells of the vomeronasal epithelium were studied in adult male mice by scanning electron microscopy. Supporting cells and receptor cells of the neuroepithelium are covered with microvilli. Microvilli of the sensory cells are longer and thinner than those of the supporting cells. Additionally, the former differ in local distribution, orientation, occurrence of branching and appearance of the cell coat. The receptor-free epithelium consists most likely of one cell type only, which shows different structural modifications including the presence, number and length of microvilli and cilia. In the transitional region, between the neuroepithelium and the receptor-free epithelium, immature receptor cells are present.This paper is dedicated to Prof. A. JinoSupported by grants from the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Br. 358/5-1) |
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| Keywords: | Vomeronasal organ Neuroepithelium Olfactory receptor cells Receptor-free epithelium |
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