Vol 66, No 1 (2007)
Original article
Submitted: 2012-02-06
Published online: 2006-12-14
The fine structural organization of the olfactory epithelium of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus): a scanning electron microscopic study
P. Chakrabarti, S.H. Choudhury
Folia Morphol 2007;66(1):10-14.
Vol 66, No 1 (2007)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Submitted: 2012-02-06
Published online: 2006-12-14
Abstract
The fine anatomical structures of the olfactory epithelium of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus) have been systematically studied with the help of the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The olfactory rosette is an oval structure composed of a number of lamellae arranged on a median raphe. A large part of the lateral surface of the rosette is covered with non-receptor epithelium, whereas the receptor epithelium occupies a much smaller area in the middle part. The nonreceptor
epithelium is covered with a tuft of ciliated supporting cells, among
which the stratified epithelial cells and mucous cells are located. The receptor epithelium is represented by the flagellated and microvillus receptor and supporting cells. Different cells on the olfactory epithelium correlate with the functional significance of the fish concerned.
Abstract
The fine anatomical structures of the olfactory epithelium of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus) have been systematically studied with the help of the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The olfactory rosette is an oval structure composed of a number of lamellae arranged on a median raphe. A large part of the lateral surface of the rosette is covered with non-receptor epithelium, whereas the receptor epithelium occupies a much smaller area in the middle part. The nonreceptor
epithelium is covered with a tuft of ciliated supporting cells, among
which the stratified epithelial cells and mucous cells are located. The receptor epithelium is represented by the flagellated and microvillus receptor and supporting cells. Different cells on the olfactory epithelium correlate with the functional significance of the fish concerned.
Keywords
SEM study; olfactory epithelium; Cyprinus carpio
Title
The fine structural organization of the olfactory epithelium of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus): a scanning electron microscopic study
Journal
Folia Morphologica
Issue
Vol 66, No 1 (2007)
Article type
Original article
Pages
10-14
Published online
2006-12-14
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2007;66(1):10-14.
Keywords
SEM study
olfactory epithelium
Cyprinus carpio
Authors
P. Chakrabarti
S.H. Choudhury