Phylogenic Outline of the Olfactory System in Vertebrates

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Kazumi TANIGUCHI²  Kazuyuki TANIGUCHI³  Shouichiro SAITO¹ 

[1] Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University;Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University;Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University

关键词: monophyletic;    olfactory system;    paraphyletic;    phylogeny;    vomeronasal system;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.10-0316

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(103)Cited-By(12)Phylogenic outline of the vertebrate olfactory system is summarized in the present review. In the fish and the birds, the olfactory system consists only of the olfactory epithelium (OE) and the olfactory bulb (B). In the amphibians, reptiles and mammals, the olfactory system is subdivided into the main olfactory and the vomeronasal olfactory systems, and the former consists of the OE and the main olfactory bulb (MOB), while the latter the vomeronasal organ (VNO) and the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB). The subdivision of the olfactory system into the main and the vomeronasal olfactory systems may partly be induced by the difference between paraphyletic groups and monophyletic groups in the phylogeny of vertebrates.

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