Morphological and Histological Features of the Vomeronasal Organ in African Pygmy Hedgehog (<i>Atelerix albiventris</i>)
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) detects specific chemicals such as pheromones and kairomones. Hedgehogs (Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae) have a well-developed accessory olfactory bulb that receives projections from the VNO, but little is known about the hedgehog VNO. Here, we studied the histological feature...
Main Authors: | Daisuke Kondoh, Yusuke Tanaka, Yusuke K. Kawai, Takayuki Mineshige, Kenichi Watanabe, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-05-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/5/1462 |
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