Neural substrate to associate odorants and pheromones: Convergence of projections from the main and accessory olfactory bulbs in mice

Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 12

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-16

  Cádiz Moretti, Bernardita ^a   MartÍnez GarcÍa, Fernando ^a   Lanuza, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84891625354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/9781461459279     Document Type: Chapter

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