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Abstract
That portion of the nasal mucosa containing the sensory nerve endings for SMELL, located at the dome of each NASAL CAVITY. The yellow-brownish olfactory epithelium consists of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; brush cells; STEM CELLS; and the associated olfactory glands.
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- Olfactory Membrane
- Membrane, Olfactory
- Membranes, Olfactory
- Mucosa, Olfactory
- Olfactory Membranes
- Olfactory Epithelium
- Epithelium, Olfactory
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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- Nasal Mucosa (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Olfactory Mucosa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009831. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009831
- Olfactory Mucosa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfactory_mucosa
- Olfactory Mucosa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7086517