Sex separation induces differences in the olfactory sensory receptor repertoires of male and female mice

Olfactory experience can alter the relative abundance of neurons expressing specific chemoreceptors. Here, the authors demonstrate that the distinct odor experiences of sex-separated male and female mice induce sex-specific differences in the abundance of neurons that detect sexually dimorphic odors...

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Main Authors: Carl van der Linden, Susanne Jakob, Pooja Gupta, Catherine Dulac, Stephen W. Santoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07120-1