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Functional Properties of Frog Vomeronasal Receptor Cells

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Olfaction and Taste XI

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Many animals rely on their chemical senses for the major life functions such as reproduction, feeding, and predator avoidance. Most terrestrial vertebrates have developed two olfactory chemosensory systems: the main olfactory system and the vomeronasal, or “accessory,” olfactory system. The main olfactory system is exposed to volatile odorant molecules brought to the sensory epithelium by the respiratory airstream.

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  1. Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Sensorielle, E.P.H.E., 1 avenue des Olympiades, 91305, Massy, France

    Didier Trotier & Jean-François Rosin

  2. Department of Biology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1051, 0316, Oslo 3, Norway

    Kjell B. Døving

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  1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, N-13 W-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Kenzo Kurihara D.S. (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, N-10 W-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Noriyo Suzuki D.S. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  3. Department of Physiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860, Japan

    Hisashi Ogawa M.D., D.M.S. (Professor) (Professor)

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Trotier, D., Døving, K.B., Rosin, JF. (1994). Functional Properties of Frog Vomeronasal Receptor Cells. In: Kurihara, K., Suzuki, N., Ogawa, H. (eds) Olfaction and Taste XI. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68355-1_71

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