#summary Vomeronasal Organ
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This page covers biological details of component Vomeronasal Organ.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Peripheral Nervous System -> Sensory Ganglia (PNS.SG) -> [BrainCenterPN_SG_SE Sensory Exteroception Ganglia] (PN.SG.SE) -> [BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_VNO Vomeronasal Organ] (LPC.PN.SG.VNO) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: sensory ganglion
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLPC Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area] (LPC)
  * *Area circuit*: Smell Senses (SSS)
  * *Role*: sensory.ganglion
  * *Function*: Sensing non-volatile pheromones
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= Components =
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  * no child items defined

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LPC.PN.SG.VNO.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaTSA TSA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_NOSE TARGET.TSA.NOSE] || Nose || nose-nonvolatile || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_FT_AOB LPC.FT.AOB] || Accessory Olfactory Bulb || excitatory-glu || driver || [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/tufted-cell Summary of main projection pathways in the olfactory system (VNO -> AOB)] ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/3-s2.0-B9780123858702000238-f23-14-9780123858702.jpg Summary of main projection pathways in the olfactory system] - see [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/tufted-cell Reference] (CP.OLFACTORY-BULB)

 AMYG=Cortical Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.CO (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala])
 AOB=[BrainRegionLPC_FT_AOB Accessory Olfactory Bulb,LPC.FT.AOB]
 AON=[BrainRegionLPC_FT_AON Anterior Olfactory Nucleus,LPC.FT.AON]
 HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
 MD=Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.MD (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 MHT=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_DM Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.DM]
 MOB=[BrainRegionLPC_FT_MOB Main Olfactory Bulb,LPC.FT.MOB]
 MOE=[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_MOE Main Olfactory Epithelium,LPC.PN.SG.MOE]
 OT=[BrainRegionLPC_FT_OT Olfactory Tubercle,LPC.FT.OT]
 PC=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PH_PIR Piriform Cortex,NSA.NC.PH.PIR]
 PHT=Posterior Hypothalamic Area,LAC.FD.HT.POS (see [BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus])
 TEC=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PH_PRP Prepyriform Cortex,NSA.NC.PH.PRP]
 VNO=[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_VNO Vomeronasal Organ,LPC.PN.SG.VNO]
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= References =
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  * https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/tufted-cell