Functional conservation of an insect odorant receptor gene across 250 million years of evolution

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Jones, Walton D ^a   Nguyen, Thuy Ai T ^b   Kloss, Brian ^b   Lee, Kevin J ^b   Vosshall, Leslie B ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sentigen Biosciences Inc   (United States)

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EID: 13944276751     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.007     Document Type: Note

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