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Nat Neurosci

Title:		The glomerular code for odor representation is species specific in the honeybee Apis mellifera
Author(s):		Galizia CG; Sachse S; Rappert A; Menzel R;
Address:		"Institut fur Neurobiologie, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany. galizia@zedat.fu.berlin.de"
Journal Title:		Nat Neurosci
Year:		1999
Volume:		2
Issue:		5
Page Number:		473 - 478
DOI:		10.1038/8144
ISSN/ISBN:		1097-6256 (Print) 1097-6256 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Odors are coded by glomerular activity patterns in the insect antennal lobe (AL) and in the mammalian olfactory bulb. We measured glomerular responses to 30 different odors in the AL of honeybees using calcium-sensitive dyes. By subsequently staining glomeruli and identifying individual glomerular outlines, we were able to compare the patterns between animals. Regardless of whether the odors were mixtures or pure substances, environmental odors or pheromones, their representations were highly conserved among individuals. Therefore, it may be possible to create a functional atlas of the AL in which particular molecular receptive ranges are attributed to each glomerulus"
Keywords:		Animals Bees/*physiology *Odorants Olfactory Bulb/*physiology Sense Organs/*physiology Species Specificity;
Notes:		"MedlineGalizia, C G Sachse, S Rappert, A Menzel, R eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 1999/05/13 Nat Neurosci. 1999 May; 2(5):473-8. doi: 10.1038/8144"