accessory olfactory system
Acronym: OLSa
The term accessory olfactory system (OLSa) refers to one of two types of olfactory system (OLS). The other is the main olfactory system (LSm). The OLSa consists of ancillary olfactory receptors (OLRa), vomeronasal nerve (vn), terminal nerve (tn), ancillary olfactory bulb (OLBa), the olfactory tract (oltr) in primates, accessory olfactory tract (olta) in rodents,

Also known as: vomeronasal systemNeuroNames ID : 5719


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