Vomeronasal neuroepithelium and forebrain Fos responses to male pheromones in male and female mice

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-263

  Halem, H A ^a   Cherry, J A ^b   Baum, M J ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Male pheromone; Olfaction; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROTEIN C FOS; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMELLING; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ODORS; PHEROMONES; PROSENCEPHALON; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0032944075     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199905)39:2<249::AID-NEU9>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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