Periglomerular cells mediate
lateral inhibition in the
olfactory system
The olfactory system, is the sensory nervous system, sensory system used for the sense of smell (olfaction). Olfaction is one of the special senses directly associated with specific organs. Most mammals and reptiles have a main olfactory system ...
together with
granule cells. They have inhibitory synapses on
mitral cells and
tufted cells.
References
Olfactory system
Neurons
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