Title: | Pheromone reception: A complex map of activation in the brain |
Address: | "Taste and Smell Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-1188, USA. nryba@dir.nidcr.nih.gov" |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80298-x |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0960-9822 (Print) 0960-9822 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Recent studies of the projection pattern made by sensory neurons involved in mammalian pheromone reception have shown that there is a map of activation in the brain, but this pheromone map appears far more complex than the equivalent map in the main olfactory system responsible for the sense of smell" |
Keywords: | Animals Brain/*metabolism Mice Olfactory Receptor Neurons/metabolism Pheromones/*metabolism Sensory Receptor Cells/metabolism Vomeronasal Organ/metabolism; |
Notes: | "MedlineRyba, N J eng Comparative Study England 1999/07/08 Curr Biol. 1999 Jul 1; 9(13):R472-4. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80298-x" |