Is the vomeronasal system really specialized for detecting pheromones?

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Baxi, Kosha N ^a   Dorries, Kathleen M ^b   Eisthen, Heather L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 SEC BUTYL 2 THIAZOLINE; 2,3 DEHYDRO EXO BREVICOMIN; ANDROSTERONE; BREVICOMIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHEROMONE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHIBIA; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; VOLATILIZATION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 30344459403     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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