Contribution of individual olfactory receptors to odor-induced attractive or aversive behavior in mice

Recent evidence suggests that some olfactory receptor types (OR) may be indispensable to elicit certain innate odor-evoked behaviors. Here, the authors report that eliminating a single OR from the odor-activated ensemble leads to significant changes in odor perception and the evoked behavioral respo...

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Main Authors: Nao Horio, Ken Murata, Keiichi Yoshikawa, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Kazushige Touhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07940-1