Pheromone reception in mammals

Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology

Volumn 154, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-35

  Bigiani, A ^a   Mucignat Caretta, C ^b   Montani, G ^c   Tirindelli, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHEROMONES; RECEPTORS, PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 32544453477     PISSN: 03034240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/s10254-004-0038-0     Document Type: Review

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