The spatial representation of chemical structures in the antennal lobe of honeybees: Steps towards the olfactory code

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3970-3982

  Sachse, Silke ^a   Rappert, Angelika ^a   Galizia, C Giovanni ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Hydrocarbons; Molecular receptive range; Olfactory glomeruli; Optical recording

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; ALKANE; CALCIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACID; KETONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BEES; CALCIUM; ODORS; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SENSE ORGANS; SMELL;

EID: 0032701201     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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