The elusive crypt olfactory receptor neuron: evidence for its stimulation by amino acids and cAMP pathway agonists

@article{Vielma2008TheEC,
  title={The elusive crypt olfactory receptor neuron: evidence for its stimulation by amino acids and cAMP pathway agonists},
  author={Alex H. Vielma and {\'A}lvaro O. Ardiles and Luz M Delgado and Oliver Schmachtenberg},
  journal={Journal of Experimental Biology},
  year={2008},
  volume={211},
  pages={2417 - 2422}
}
SUMMARY Crypt olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) are a third type of chemosensory neuron along with ciliated and microvillous ORNs in the olfactory epithelium of fishes, but their functional role is still unknown. To investigate their odorant response properties and possible transduction pathways, we recorded crypt ORN activity with calcium imaging and the patch clamp technique in its cell-attached mode in combination with odorant and agonist stimulation. Bile salts and putative fish pheromones… 
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