Evolution and origin of vomeronasal-type odorant receptor gene repertoire in fishes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In teleost fishes that lack a vomeronasal organ, both main odorant receptors (ORs) and vomeronasal receptors family 2 (V2Rs) are expressed in the olfactory epithelium, and used for perception of water-soluble chemicals. In zebrafish,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/76 |