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DictionarySeenucleusanterior olfactory nucleus
anterior olfactory nucleus [TA] a nucleus located in the olfactory tract and prominent in microsmatic animals; receives input from the olfactory bulb and projects to the bulb, to other targets of olfactory fibers, and to its contralateral counterpart. Synonym(s): nucleus olfactorius anterior [TA]anterior olfactory nucleusThe neurons clustered along the olfactory tract. Some axons from the mitral cells in the olfactory bulb synapse on anterior olfactory neurons, and anterior olfactory neurons contribute axons to the olfactory tract. The anterior olfactory nucleus, which is distinct in most mammals, is sparse in primates. See also: nucleusAcronymsSeeAON |