Evidence for functional asymmetry in the olfactory system of the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 756-765

  Velez, Zélia ^a   Hubbard, Peter C ^a   Barata, Eduardo N ^a,b   Canário, Adelino V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

OLFACTORY CUE;

ANIMAL; BODY FLUID; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLATFISH; HISTOLOGY; ODOR; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLATFISHES; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; SMELL;

PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 24744434380     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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