| Term: | olfactory bulb olfactory receptor activity |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | olfactory bulb |
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| Synonyms: | bulbus olfactorius, olfactory lobe |
| Definition: | Brain structure which is the paired anteriormost part of the telencephalon and are connected to the telencephalon by two tracts carrying secondary olfactory fibers. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. The olfactory bulb is a paired structure. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000402] |
| Name: | olfactory receptor activity |
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| Synonyms: | odorant receptor activity |
| Definition: | Combining with an odorant and transmitting the signal from one side of the membrane to the other to initiate a change in cell activity in response to detection of smell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004984] QuickGO AmiGO |