Kinetics of olfactory responses might largely depend on the odorant-receptor interaction and the odorant deactivation postulated for flux detectors

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

Volumn 199, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 879-896

  Kaissling, Karl Ernst ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elementary receptor potential; Pheromone deactivation; Pheromone degradation; Pheromone binding protein; Receptor molecule density

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOTH; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTHS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL;

EID: 84885953811     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-013-0812-z     Document Type: Review

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