Degeneration of the olfactory guanylyl cyclase D gene during primate evolution.

The mammalian olfactory system consists of several subsystems that detect specific sets of chemical cues and underlie a variety of behavioral responses. Within the main olfactory epithelium at least three distinct types of chemosensory neurons can be defined by their expression of unique sets of sig...

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Main Authors: Janet M Young, Hang Waters, Cora Dong, Hans-Jürgen Fülle, Emily R Liman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1964805?pdf=render