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. 2021 Dec 13;7:114. doi: 10.1038/s41531-021-00259-7

Fig. 2. Overexpressing α-synuclein in the OB impairs olfactory function in mice.

Fig. 2

a Schematic of the buried food pellet test. b Latency to locate a food pellet that is buried (Olfactory) or on the surface of the bedding (Visual) in control (n = 21) and hα-syn (n = 18) mice. ce Olfactory preference/avoidance test. c Schematic of the test chamber. d Time spent by control (n = 11) and hα-syn mice (n = 13) in the chamber with peanut butter (blue) versus mineral oil (green) in the olfactory preference test. e Time spent by mice (n = 11 for control group and n = 13 for hα-syn group mice) in the chamber with TMT (blue) versus mineral oil (green) in the olfactory avoidance test. The RTPP index indicates the degree of preference for peanut butter (d) or TMT (e). *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001; n.s. not significant. Data are presented as mean ± SEM.