- Olfactory bulb mitral cell
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Neuron: Mitral Cell
Coronal section of olfactory bulb.
Plan of olfactory neurons.Gray's subject #189 848 NeuroLex ID nifext_120 Mitral cells are neurons that are part of the olfactory system. They are located in the olfactory bulb in the mammalian central nervous system. They receive information from the axons of olfactory receptor neurons, forming synapses in neuropils called glomeruli. Axons of the mitral cells transfer information to a number of areas in the brain, including the piriform cortex, entorhinal cortex, and amygdala.
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Sensory system: Olfactory system / Olfaction / Rhinencephalon (TA 15.1, GA 10.992) Olfactory epithelium Olfactory nerve: 1° neuron Olfactory nerve: 2° neuron Lateral olfactory stria/
Primary olfactory cortexPiriform cortex · EC-hippocampus system (Entorhinal cortex, Hippocampal formation) · Prepyriform area · Periamygdaloid cortex
Stria medullaris → Habenular nuclei
Amygdala → Stria terminalis → Hypothalamus
Medial forebrain bundle → HypothalamusMedial olfactory stria Categories:- Olfactory system
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