High correlation between microvillous olfactory receptor cell abundance and sensitivity to pheromones in olfactory nerve-sectioned goldfish

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-52

  Zippel, H P ^a   Sorensen, P W ^b   Hansen, A ^c  

^a Physiologisches Inst Göttingen   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Electro olfactogram; Microvillous receptor cell; Pheromone; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS;

EID: 0031014096     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050025     Document Type: Article

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