Cell responses to single pheromone molecules may reflect the activation kinetics of olfactory receptor molecules

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-230

  Minor, A V ^a   Kaissling, K E ^b  

^a SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombykal receptor cell; Bombyx mori; Density of receptor molecules; Dissociation constant of pheromone receptor complex; Elementary receptor responses; Silk moth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037368707     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-003-0394-2     Document Type: Article

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