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. 2020 Mar 10;11(3):292. doi: 10.3390/genes11030292

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Schematic representation of transmission of olfactory information via the main olfactory system (solid black arrows) or the vomeronasal system (broken arrows) to corresponding brain regions. Black circles in the MOE indicate the broad localization of olfactory sensory neurons. Note: locations of brain regions not exact and for pictorial purposes only. AOB: accessory olfactory bulb; BNST: bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; HPC: hippocampus; LS: lateral septrum; MOB: main olfactory bulb; MOE: main olfactory epithelium; MeA: medial amydala; LPOA: lateral preoptic area; MPOA: medial preoptic area; NAcc: nucleus accumbens; SI: substantia innominata; VNO: vomeronasal organ; VTA: ventral tegmental area.