1. Lowe G. (2003) Flash photolysis reveals a diversity of ionotropic glutamate receptors on the mitral cell somatodendritic membrane. J Neurophysiol 90:1737-46 [Journal] .

NeuronCompartmentPropertyConnectivityNotes
Olfactory bulb main mitral GLU cellProximal basal dendriteAMPA.(Petralia RS and Wenthold RJ, 1992 [rat]2 ). With a postembedding immunogold procedure, it has been found that these receptors do not appear to be concentrated in clusters on dendrites, suggesting that the presynaptic effects of glutamate are mediated by a small complement of extrasynaptic receptors (Sassoè-Pognetto M and Ottersen OP, 20003 ). The pharmacology and kinetics of glutamate sensitivity of mitral cells was studied using flash photolysis in rats (Lowe G, 20031 ).
Olfactory bulb main mitral GLU cellProximal apical dendriteNMDA.Auto-activation from glutamate released by mitral cell secondary dendrites (van den Pol AN, 1995 [rat]4 ). Paired recordings in slices showed excitatory transmission mediated solely by transmitter spillover between mitral cells. Dendritic glutamate release causes self-excitation via local activation of NMDA receptors, and generates NMDA receptor-mediated responses in neighbouring cells. It is suggested that this simultaneous activation of neighbouring cells by a diffuse action of glutamate provides a mechanism for synchronizing olfactory principal cells (Isaacson JS, 19995 ). The pharmacology and kinetics of glutamate sensitivity of mitral cells was studied using flash photolysis in rats (Lowe G, 20031 ).
Olfactory bulb main mitral GLU cellSomaNMDA.Paired recordings in slices showed excitatory transmission mediated solely by transmitter spillover between mitral cells. Dendritic glutamate release causes self-excitation via local activation of NMDA receptors, and generates NMDA receptor-mediated responses in neighbouring cells. It is suggested that this simultaneous activation of neighbouring cells by a diffuse action of glutamate provides a mechanism for synchronizing olfactory principal cells (Isaacson JS, 19995 ). In an immunocytochemical study in zebrafish all cells resulted in NMDA receptor mediated labelling (Edwards JG and Michel WC, 20036 ). The pharmacology and kinetics of glutamate sensitivity of mitral cells was studied using flash photolysis in rats (Lowe G, 20031 ).
Olfactory bulb main tufted middle GLU cellProximal basal dendriteAMPA.(Petralia RS and Wenthold RJ, 1992 [rat]2 ). With a postembedding immunogold procedure, it has been found that these receptors do not appear to be concentrated in clusters on dendrites, suggesting that the presynaptic effects of glutamate are mediated by a small complement of extrasynaptic receptors (Sassoè-Pognetto M and Ottersen OP, 20003 ). The pharmacology and kinetics of glutamate sensitivity of mitral cells was studied using flash photolysis in rats (Lowe G, 20031 ).
Olfactory bulb main tufted middle GLU cellProximal apical dendriteNMDA.Auto-activation from glutamate released by mitral cell secondary dendrites (van den Pol AN, 1995 [rat]4 ). Paired recordings in slices showed excitatory transmission mediated solely by transmitter spillover between mitral cells. Dendritic glutamate release causes self-excitation via local activation of NMDA receptors, and generates NMDA receptor-mediated responses in neighbouring cells. It is suggested that this simultaneous activation of neighbouring cells by a diffuse action of glutamate provides a mechanism for synchronizing olfactory principal cells (Isaacson JS, 19995 ). The pharmacology and kinetics of glutamate sensitivity of mitral cells was studied using flash photolysis in rats (Lowe G, 20031 ).
Olfactory bulb main tufted middle GLU cellSomaAMPA.The pharmacology and kinetics of glutamate sensitivity of mitral cells was studied using flash photolysis in rats (Lowe G, 20031 ).

Classical References: first publications on each compartmental property; search PubMed for complete list
1.  Lowe G. (2003) Flash photolysis reveals a diversity of ionotropic glutamate receptors on the mitral cell somatodendritic membrane. J Neurophysiol 90:1737-46 [Journal] .
2.  Petralia RS and Wenthold RJ. (1992) Light and electron immunocytochemical localization of AMPA-selective glutamate receptors in the rat brain. J Comp Neurol 318:329-54 [Journal] .
3.  Sassoè-Pognetto M and Ottersen OP. (2000) Organization of ionotropic glutamate receptors at dendrodendritic synapses in the rat olfactory bulb. J Neurosci 20:2192-201.
4.  van den Pol AN. (1995) Presynaptic metabotropic glutamate receptors in adult and developing neurons: autoexcitation in the olfactory bulb. J Comp Neurol 359:253-71 [Journal] .
5.  Isaacson JS. (1999) Glutamate spillover mediates excitatory transmission in the rat olfactory bulb. Neuron 23:377-84.
6.  Edwards JG and Michel WC. (2003) Pharmacological characterization of ionotropic glutamate receptors in the zebrafish olfactory bulb. Neuroscience 122:1037-47.