Faecal bile acids are natural ligands of the mouse accessory olfactory system
The accessory olfactory system (AOS) processes social chemosensory information and guides behaviors that are important for survival and reproduction in mammals. Here the authors report that mouse feces are a source of AOS neuronal activity and identify unconjugated bile acids in feces as a class of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11936 |