accessory olfactory bulb ( AOB )
The term accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) refers to one of two types of olfactory bulb; the other is the main olfactory bulb (OLBm). Both are histologically and functionally defined structures of the olfactory system (OLS), The OLBa receives input from the vomeronasal organ (VNO) via the vomeronasal-terminal nerve complex.(vntc). Unlike the OLBm, which provides input to several structures of the OS, the OLBa projects only to the amygdala (AMG), specifically to the periamygdalar cortex (COA) and medial amygdalar nucleus (MEA) ( Keshavarzi-2015, Buck-2013 ).
Also known as
| Name | Language | Source | Source Citation | Source Title | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOB | acronym | Paxinos-2001 | Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001 | The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates | mouse |
| accessory olfactory bulb | English | Moran-1995 | Chapter 36, pp. 793-820. In: Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation, R.L. Doty (Ed.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1995 | Structure and function of the human vomeronasal organ | human |
| accessory olfactory bulb | English | Crosby-1962 | New York: MacMillan, 1962 | Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System | human |
| AOB | acronym | Swanson-1998 | Second Revised Edition, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1998 | Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain | rat |
| accessory olfactory bulb | English | Swanson-2004 | Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004 | Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. | rat |
| accessory olfactory bulb | English | Dong-2004 | Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA, 2004 | Allen Reference Atlas | mouse |