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The impact of extreme skull morphology in domestic dogs on cribriform plate shape.
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) - 1 Jan 2021
Jacquemetton Christiane, Drexler Abigail, Kellerman Gavin, Bird Deborah, Van Valkenburgh Blaire
Abstract excerpt
Dog owners are often impressed by their dog's sense of smell. Many of these dogs, however, have skulls that are quite altered from those of their closest canid relatives. Housed within these skulls are essential olfactory structures like the cribriform plate that play a role in olfaction and the transmission of olfactory nerve impulses to the olfactory bulb of the brain. With improvements in CT technology and...
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