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One nose, one brain: contribution of the main and accessory olfactory system to chemosensation

The accessory olfactory system is present in most tetrapods. It is involved in the perception of chemical stimuli, being implicated also in the detection of pheromones. However, it is sensitive also to some common odorant molecules, which have no clear implication in intraspecific chemical communica...

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Autores principales: Mucignat-Caretta, Carla, Redaelli, Marco, Caretta, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3494019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23162438
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2012.00046