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Olfactory Sensitivity for Six Predator Odorants in CD-1 Mice, Human Subjects, and Spider Monkeys

Using a conditioning paradigm, we assessed the olfactory sensitivity of six CD-1 mice (Mus musculus) for six sulfur-containing odorants known to be components of the odors of natural predators of the mouse. With all six odorants, the mice discriminated concentrations <0.1 ppm (parts per million)...

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Autores principales: Sarrafchi, Amir, Odhammer, Anna M. E., Hernandez Salazar, Laura Teresa, Laska, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3835330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080621