Discrimination of bile acids by the rainbow trout olfactory system: Evidence as potential pheromone

Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-42

  Giaquinto, Percilia ^a,d   Hara, Toshiaki J ^b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Chemical signals; Electro olfactogram; Olfaction; Pheromones; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; PHEROMONE; TAUROCHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; TAUROLITHOCHOLIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OLFACTOMETRY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; RAINBOW TROUT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMELLING;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 51449101708     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602008000100005     Document Type: Article

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