Odorant receptor genes in humans

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-320

  Mombaerts, Peter ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TESTIS CELL;

EID: 0033152534     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(99)80047-1     Document Type: Article

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