Differential expression of odorant-binding protein genes in rat nasal glands: Implications for odorant-binding proteinII as a possible pheromone transporter

Neuroscience

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 355-366

  Ohno, K ^a   Kawasaki, Y ^a   Kubo, T ^a   Tohyama, M ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; In situ hybridization; Northern blot; Olfaction; OMP; Vomeronasal system

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; SMELLING; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; PHEROMONES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030041245     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00454-8     Document Type: Article

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