PMID- 17394199
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070928
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1059-910X (Print)
IS  - 1059-910X (Linking)
VI  - 70
IP  - 8
DP  - 2007 Aug
TI  - Diversity of the vomeronasal system in mammals: the singularities of the sheep 
      model.
PG  - 752-62
AB  - The enormous morphological diversity and heterogeneity of the vomeronasal system 
      (VNS) in mammals--as well as its complete absence in some cases--complicates the 
      extrapolation of data from one species to another, making any physiological and 
      functional conclusions valid for the whole Mammalian Class difficult and risky to 
      draw. Some highly-evolved macrosmatic mammals, like sheep, have been previously 
      used in interesting behavioral studies concerning the main and accessory 
      olfactory systems. However, in this species, certain crucial morphological 
      peculiarities have not until now been considered. Following histological, 
      histochemical and immunohistochemical procedures, we have studied the vomeronasal 
      organ (VNO) and the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) of adult sheep. We have 
      determined: (1) that all structures which classically define the VNO in mammals 
      are present and well developed, providing the morphological basis for functional 
      activity. (2) that, conversely, there is only a scant population of scattered 
      mitral/tufted cells. One morphological consequence of both details is that the 
      strata of the AOB in adult sheep are not as sharply defined as in other species; 
      moreover, the small number of the mitral/tufted cells in the AOB may imply that 
      the VNS of adult sheep is not capable of functioning in the way a well-developed 
      VNS does in other species. (3) the zone to zone projection from the apical and 
      basal sensory epithelium of the VNO to the anterior and posterior part of the 
      AOB, respectively, typical in rodents, lagomorphs and marsupials, is not present 
      in adult sheep.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
FAU - Salazar, Ignacio
AU  - Salazar I
AD  - Department of Anatomy and Animal Production, Unit of Anatomy and Embryology, 
      Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain. 
      anigsabe@lugo.usc.es
FAU - Quinteiro, Pablo Sanchez
AU  - Quinteiro PS
FAU - Aleman, Nuria
AU  - Aleman N
FAU - Cifuentes, Jose Manuel
AU  - Cifuentes JM
FAU - Troconiz, Patricia Fernandez
AU  - Troconiz PF
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Microsc Res Tech
JT  - Microscopy research and technique
JID - 9203012
RN  - 0 (Biomarkers)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Biomarkers/analysis
MH  - Immunohistochemistry
MH  - Microscopy, Confocal
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
MH  - Models, Animal
MH  - Olfactory Bulb/anatomy & histology
MH  - Sheep/*anatomy & histology
MH  - Species Specificity
MH  - Vomeronasal Organ/*anatomy & histology/ultrastructure
EDAT- 2007/03/31 09:00
MHDA- 2007/09/29 09:00
CRDT- 2007/03/31 09:00
PHST- 2007/03/31 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/09/29 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/03/31 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/jemt.20461 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Microsc Res Tech. 2007 Aug;70(8):752-62. doi: 10.1002/jemt.20461.