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[Olfactory receptors and odour coding].
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 Sept 2006
Pernollet Jean-Claude, Sanz Guenhaël, Briand Loïc
Abstract excerpt
The first step of olfactory detection involves interactions between odorant molecules and neuronal protein receptors. Odour coding results from the combinatory activation of a set of receptors and rests on their clonal expression and olfactory neurone connexion, which lead to formation of a specific sensory map in the cortex. This system, sufficient to discriminate myriads of odorants with a mere 350 different...
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