An Olfactory Sensory Map in the Fly Brain Export

@article{citeulike:6015088, abstract = {We have isolated the complete repertoire of genes encoding the odorant receptors in Drosophila and employ these genes to provide a molecular description of the organization of the peripheral olfactory system. The repertoire of Drosophila odorant receptors is encoded by 57 genes. Individual sensory neurons are likely to express only a single receptor gene. Neurons expressing a given gene project axons to one or two spatially invariant glomeruli in the antennal lobe. The insect brain therefore retains a two-dimensional map of receptor activation such that the quality of an odor may be encoded by different spatial patterns of activity in the antennal lobe.}, author = {Vosshall, Leslie B. and Wong, Allan M. and Axel, Richard}, citeulike-article-id = {6015088}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.cell.com//abstract/S0092-8674(00)00021-0}, day = {21}, keywords = {drosophila, map, olfactory}, month = {July}, number = {2}, pages = {147--159}, posted-at = {2009-10-27 12:18:41}, priority = {2}, title = {An Olfactory Sensory Map in the Fly Brain}, url = {http://www.cell.com//abstract/S0092-8674(00)00021-0}, volume = {102}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6015088 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6015088 N2 - We have isolated the complete repertoire of genes encoding the odorant receptors in Drosophila and employ these genes to provide a molecular description of the organization of the peripheral olfactory system. The repertoire of Drosophila odorant receptors is encoded by 57 genes. Individual sensory neurons are likely to express only a single receptor gene. Neurons expressing a given gene project axons to one or two spatially invariant glomeruli in the antennal lobe. The insect brain therefore retains a two-dimensional map of receptor activation such that the quality of an odor may be encoded by different spatial patterns of activity in the antennal lobe. IS - 2 EP - 159 TI - An Olfactory Sensory Map in the Fly Brain VL - 102 SP - 147 KW - drosophila KW - map KW - olfactory AU - Vosshall, Leslie AU - Wong, Allan AU - Axel, Richard PY - 2000/07/21/ UR - http://www.cell.com//abstract/S0092-8674(00)00021-0 ER -