Spatial Representation of Odorant Structure in the Moth Antennal Lobe: A Study of Structure-Response Relationships at Low Doses

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 467, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-21

  Meijerink, Jocelijn ^a   Carlsson, Mikael A ^a   Hansson, Bill S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Aldehydes; Chain length; Insects; Olfaction; Optical imaging; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; SMELL; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 0242363326     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10914     Document Type: Article

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