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Genome Biol

Title:		Taste and pheromone perception in mammals and flies
Author(s):		Matsunami H; Amrein H;
Address:		"Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA"
Journal Title:		Genome Biol
Year:		2003
Volume:		20030630
Issue:		7
Page Number:		220 -
DOI:		10.1186/gb-2003-4-7-220
ISSN/ISBN:		1474-760X (Electronic) 1465-6906 (Print) 1474-7596 (Linking)
Abstract:		The olfactory systems of insects and mammals have analogous anatomical features and use similar molecular logic for olfactory coding. The molecular underpinnings of the chemosensory systems that detect taste and pheromone cues have only recently been characterized. Comparison of these systems in Drosophila and mouse uncovers clear differences and a few surprising similarities
Keywords:		"Acids Animals Carbohydrates Chemoreceptor Cells/cytology/*physiology Drosophila/anatomy & histology/*physiology Drosophila Proteins/genetics/physiology Humans Mice/anatomy & histology/*physiology *Pheromones Receptors, Cell Surface/classification/genetics;"
Notes:		"MedlineMatsunami, Hiroaki Amrein, Hubert eng Review England 2003/07/08 Genome Biol. 2003; 4(7):220. doi: 10.1186/gb-2003-4-7-220. Epub 2003 Jun 30"