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neuroepithelium

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Noun1.neuroepithelium - epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
epithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth - a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
nasal cavity - either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
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Trophozoites or cysts, which give rise to trophozoites after they excyst, penetrate the nasal mucosa and ascend along the olfactory nerves after phagocytosis by sustentacular cells of the neuroepithelium and pass through the cribriform plate to invade brain tissue with resultant purulent meningitis and encephalitis.
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Alterations in expression of the neurotrophic factors glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor, ciliary neurotrophic factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor, in the target-deprived olfactory neuroepithelium.
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Apoptosis in the mature and developing olfactory neuroepithelium.
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