Detection of pup odors by non-canonical adult vomeronasal neurons expressing an odorant receptor gene is influenced by sex and parenting status

• Published in: BMC biology Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 12
• Main Authors: Nakahara, Thiago S., Cardozo, Leonardo M., Ibarra-Soria, Ximena, Bard, Andrew D., Carvalho, Vinicius M. A., Trintinalia, Guilherme Z., Logan, Darren W., Papes, Fabio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.02.2016; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Aggression; Analysis; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Behavior, Animal; Female; Gene Expression; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Molecular biology; Neurology; Odorants - analysis; Odors; Olfactory receptors; Receptors, Odorant - analysis; Receptors, Odorant - genetics; Sensory Receptor Cells - metabolism; Sensory receptors; Sex Characteristics; Smell; Vomeronasal Organ - cytology; Vomeronasal Organ - physiology

Olfaction is a fundamental sense through which most animals perceive the external world. The olfactory system detects odors via specialized sensory organs such as the main olfactory epithelium and the vomeronasal organ. Sensory neurons in these organs use G-protein coupled receptors to detect chemos...