Vomeronasal organ: Pheromone recognition with a twist

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Thorne, Natasha ^a   Amrein, Hubert ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0037453005     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00154-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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