Smell wiring gets set early
Mess with a baby mouse’s olfaction for too long and neurons never recover
SORTING SMELLS Odor-detecting neurons in the mouse nose (green and magenta) latch onto certain scents and send signals to precise locations. The neurons each have a diameter of approximately 10 micrometers.
Ron Yu and Limei Ma
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