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A bipolar neuron located in the sensory epithelium within the nasal cavity that detects odor signal molecules and transmits olfactory information to the central nervous system.
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A specialized, fusiform nerve cell with a large nucleus, embedded among the epithelial cells in the mucous membrane of the nose; it carries impulses from the olfactory receptors to the glomeruli in the olfactory bulb.
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