Odour coding in mammals is more complex than previously thought

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 08:40 in Biology & Nature

A new study in the Journal of General Physiology (JGP) shows that the contribution of odorant receptors (ORs) to olfactory response in mammals is much more complex than previously thought, with important consequences for odorant encoding and information transfer about odorants to the brain. The study appears online on October 25 (www.jgp.org)...

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