ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Histological and Immunohistochemical Characterization of Vomeronasal Organ Aging in Mice.
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- First Immunohistochemical Demonstration of the Expression of a Type-2 Vomeronasal Receptor, V2R2, in Wild Canids.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The vomeronasal system of the wolf (Canis lupus signatus): The singularities of a wild canid.Journal of anatomy · 2024Article
- Natural and Pathological Aging Distinctively Impacts the Pheromone Detection System and Social Behavior.Molecular neurobiology · 2023Article
- Does the Environmental Air Impact the Condition of the Vomeronasal Organ? A Mouse Model for Intensive Farming.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Is There a Link between Vomeronasalitis and Aggression in Stable Social Groups of Female Pigs?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) plays a crucial role in animal behavior since it is responsible for semiochemical detection and, thus, for intra- and interspecific chemical communication, through the vomeronasal sensory epithelium (VNSE), composed of bipolar sensory neurons. This study aimed to explore a well-recognized cause of neuronal degeneration, only rarely explored in this organ: aging. Murine VNOs were evaluated according to 3 age groups (3, 10, and 24 months) by histology to assess VNSE changes such as cellular degeneration or glycogen accumulation and by immunohistochemistry to explore nervous configuration, proliferation capability, and apoptosis with the expression of olfactory marker protein (OMP), Gαi2, Gαo, Ki-67, and cleaved caspase-3 proteins. These markers were quantified as percentages of positive signal in the VNSE and statistical analyses were performed. Cellular degeneration increased with age (
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