Olfactory marker protein in the human olfactory pathway
T. Nakashima, C. P. Kimmelman and J. B. Snow Jr
The presence of olfactory marker protein (OMP) in the olfactory tissue of
rats, gerbils, and humans was demonstrated with goat antiserum to rat OMP.
In control studies on rat neural tissue, OMP was found to be located in the
olfactory receptor cells, nerves, and bulbs. Likewise, staining of OMP was
found in the olfactory tissues of gerbils. Olfactory marker protein
reactivity was also demonstrated in human olfactory receptor cells, nerves,
and bulbs. The reactivity of OMP in human olfactory neurons to goat
antiserum has allowed determination of the exact junction of olfactory and
respiratory epithelia immunohistochemically.
