Olfactory discrimination ability of CD-1 mice for aliphatic aldehydes as a function of stimulus concentration

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

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 955-961

  Laska, Matthias ^a   Joshi, Dipa ^b   Shepherd, Gordon M ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatic aldehydes; CD 1 mice; Olfactory discrimination; Stimulus concentration

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SMELL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34548348980     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-007-0248-4     Document Type: Article

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