The odorant receptor repertoire of teleost fish

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vertebrate odorant receptors comprise three types of G protein-coupled receptors: the OR, V1R and V2R receptors. The OR superfamily contains over 1,000 genes in some mammalian species, representing the largest gene superfamily in the...

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Main Authors: Alioto Tyler S, Ngai John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/6/173