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Curr Opin Neurobiol

Title:		Sensory coding of pheromone signals in mammals
Author(s):		Dulac C;
Address:		"Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. dulac@fas.harvard.edu"
Journal Title:		Curr Opin Neurobiol
Year:		2000
Volume:		10
Issue:		4
Page Number:		511 - 518
DOI:		10.1016/s0959-4388(00)00121-5
ISSN/ISBN:		0959-4388 (Print) 0959-4388 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The vomeronasal organ (VNO) of mammals plays an essential role in the detection of pheromones, chemical cues secreted by animals that elicit genetically programmed sexual and aggressive behaviors among conspecifics. The recent characterization of genes encoding molecular components of the VNO sensory response suggests that VNO neurons express a unique set of molecules to recognize and translate pheromone signals into neuronal electrical activity. Identification of these genes, which include putative pheromone receptor genes, has offered a new opportunity to uncover basic principles of pheromone sensory processing and important aspects of vomeronasal development"
Keywords:		"Animals Olfactory Bulb/*physiology Olfactory Mucosa/*physiology Pheromones/*physiology Receptors, Odorant/*physiology Vomeronasal Organ/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineDulac, C eng 3903-01/PHS HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Review England 2000/09/12 Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2000 Aug; 10(4):511-8. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(00)00121-5"