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Expression of vomeronasal receptors and related signaling molecules in the nasal cavity of a caudate amphibian (Plethodon shermani).
Chemical senses - 1 May 2012
Kiemnec-Tyburczy Karen M, Woodley Sarah K, Watts Richard A, Arnold Stevan J, Houck Lynne D
Abstract excerpt
G-protein-coupled receptors are responsible for binding to chemosensory cues and initiating responses in vertebrate olfactory neurons. We investigated the genetic diversity and expression of one family of G-protein-coupled receptors in a terrestrial caudate amphibian (the red-legged salamander, Plethodon shermani). We used degenerate RT-PCR to isolate vomeronasal type 2 receptors (V2Rs)--including full-length...
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