Analysis of the goldfish <it>Carassius auratus </it>olfactory epithelium transcriptome reveals the presence of numerous non-olfactory GPCR and putative receptors for progestin pheromones

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The goldfish (<it>Carassius auratus</it>) uses steroids and prostaglandins as pheromone cues at different stages of the reproductive cycle to facilitate spawning synchronization. Steroid progestin pheromone binding has be...

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Main Authors: Reinhardt Richard, Kube Michael, Kolmakov Nikolay N, Canario Adelino VM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/429