Turtle olfactory responses are unchanged by perfusing olfactory epithelium with salt free solution

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Abstract 1. 1. Turtle olfactory bulbar responses to various odorants were essentially unchanged by perfusing the olfactory epithelium with the salt free solution or solutions containing various concentrations of salts such as NaCl, CaCl2, choline chloride and Tris chloride. 2. 2. It was confirmed that salt concentrations on the surface of olfactory epithelium were sufficiently lowered by perfusing the epithelium with the salt free solution. 3. 3. The results obtained suggested that ion transport across cation channels located at apical membranes of olfactory cells including ciliary membranes does not contribute to generation of olfactory responses in the turtle.

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