Vomeronasal/accessory olfactory system and pheromonal recognition

Chemical Senses

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 491-494

  Keverne, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREVICOMIN; LIPOCALIN; PHEROMONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS; INBRED STRAIN; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; URINE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0031841192     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/23.4.491     Document Type: Conference Paper

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