Expression of vomeronasal receptors and related signaling molecules in the nasal cavity of a caudate amphibian (Plethodon shermani)

Chemical Senses

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-346

  Kiemnec Tyburczy, Karen M ^a   Woodley, Sarah K ^b   Watts, Richard A ^c   Arnold, Stevan J ^a   Houck, Lynne D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Pheromone receptors; Salamander; Trpc2; V2R; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 2; ION CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PLETHODON SHERMANI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SALAMANDER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRPC2 GENE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MUS; PLETHODON SHERMANI; RODENTIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84859841055     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjr105     Document Type: Article

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