Representation of binary pheromone blends by glomerulus-specific olfactory projection neurons

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

Volumn 190, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1023-1037

  Heinbockel, T ^a,b   Christensen, T A ^c   Hildebrand, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennal lobe; Glomerulus; Neural coding; Olfaction; Synaptic integration

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALKADIENE; BIOTIN; BOMBYKAL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NEUROBIOTIN; PENTADECANAL; SEX PHEROMONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALDEHYDES; ALKADIENES; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MANDUCA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 11844299712     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0559-7     Document Type: Article

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