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olfactory epitheliumImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001997

A sensory epithelium inside the nasal cavity that is responsible for detecting odors[WP].

Genes: V1Rs, Trpc2 present in lamprey

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Also appears inhbaprideefomondomp + 5
Exact Synonyms
main olfactory epithelium
nasal cavity olfactory epithelium
olfactory membrane
olfactory sensory epithelium
sensory olfactory epithelium
Related Synonyms
MOE
nasal epithelium
nasal sensory epithelium
pseudostratified main olfactory epithelium
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class Information
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UBERON_0004853uberon

has_obo_namespace

uberon

preferred label

Olfactory epithelium

UBPROP_0000001

Sensory lining of the medial wall, roof and anterior aspects of the main olfactory cavity (cavum principale).[AAO]

UBPROP_0000002

relationship loss: part_of principal cavity (AAO:0000992)[AAO]

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