Antennal lobe projection destinations of Helicoverpa zea male olfactory receptor neurons responsive to heliothine sex pheromone components

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

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-363

  Lee, Seong Gyu ^a   Carlsson, Mikael A ^b   Hansson, Bill S ^b   Todd, Julie L ^a   Baker, Thomas C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium imaging; Cobalt staining; Helicoverpa zea; Sex pheromone; Single sensillum recording

Indexed keywords

11 HEXADECENAL; 11-HEXADECENAL; ALDEHYDE; CALCIUM; COBALT; SEX PHEROMONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MOTH; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; COBALT; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTHS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 33644850033     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0071-8     Document Type: Article

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