Olfactory Sensitivity in Mammalian Species.

Olfaction enables most mammalian species to detect and discriminate vast numbers of chemical structures called odorants and pheromones. The perception of such chemical compounds is mediated via two major olfactory systems, the main olfactory system and the vomeronasal system, as well as minor system...

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Published in:Physiological Research Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 369 - 391
Main Authors: WACKERMANNOVÁ, M., PINC, L., JEBAVÝ, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 2016
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