The use of lectins as a non-invasive approach to the study of odour detection in mammals

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 89-99

  Kirner, Alexandra ^a   Weiler, Elke ^a   Apfelbach, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lectin; Odor detection; Odor inhibition; Reversibility; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHAMOMILE; CONCANAVALIN A; LECTIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PERFORMANCE; RAT; SMELLING; VAPOR;

EID: 0032726132     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(99)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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