Integrated action of pheromone signals in promoting courtship behavior in male mice

The mammalian vomeronasal organ encodes pheromone information about gender, reproductive status, genetic background and individual differences. It remains unknown how pheromone information interacts to trigger innate behaviors. In this study, we identify vomeronasal receptors responsible for detecti...

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Main Authors: Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, Limei Ma, Jie He, Qiang Qiu, Luke D Lavis, Loren L Looger, C Ron Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/03025