Evolution and origin of vomeronasal-type odorant receptor gene repertoire in fishes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In teleost fishes that lack a vomeronasal organ, both main odorant receptors (ORs) and vomeronasal receptors family 2 (V2Rs) are expressed in the olfactory epithelium, and used for perception of water-soluble chemicals. In zebrafish,...

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Main Authors: Nishida Mutsumi, Hashiguchi Yasuyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/76