Glomerular targets of Heliothis subflexa male olfactory receptor neurons housed within long trichoid sensilla

Chemical Senses

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 821-834

  Lee, Seong Gyu ^a   Vickers, Neil J ^b   Baker, Thomas C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalt staining; Glomerulus; Macroglomerular complex; Olfactory receptor neuron; Posterior complex; Single sensillum recording

Indexed keywords

COBALT; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COBALT; COLORING AGENTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYSINE; MALE; MOTHS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

HELIOTHIS SUBFLEXA;

EID: 33751004139     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjl025     Document Type: Article

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