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Title Chemosensory systems in mammals, fishes, and insects / Wolfgang Meyerhof, Sigrun Korsching (eds.)
Published Berlin : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 261 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Results and problems in cell differentiation, 0080-1844 ; 47
Results and problems in cell differentiation ; 47.
Contents Extraordinary diversity of chemosensory receptor gene repertoires among vertebrates / P. Shi and J. Zhang -- Genomics of olfactory receptors / Xiaohong Zhang and Stuart Firestein -- The molecular evolution of teleost olfactory receptor gene families / Sigrun Korsching -- Odorant receptor gene choice and axonal projection in the mouse olfactory system / T. Imai and H. Sakano -- Pheromone sensing in mice / I. Rodriguez and U. Boehm -- Molecular genetic dissection of the zebrafish olfactory system / Y. Yoshihara -- Insect olfaction : receptors, signal transduction, and behavior / K. Sato and K. Touhara -- Smelling, tasting, learning : Drosophila as a study case / B. Gerber [and others] -- The receptor basis of sweet taste in mammals / S, Vigues, C.D. Dotson, and S.D. Munger -- Mammalian bitter taste perception / M. Behrens and W. Meyerhof -- Orosensory perception of dietary lipids in mammals / P. Passilly-Degrace, D. Gaillard, and P. Besnard -- Gustation in fish : search for prototype of taste perception / A. Yasuoka and K. Abe
Summary The sense of smell has varied roles in locating food, detecting predators, navigating, and communicating social information, whereas the taste system is focused on decision-making in food intake. The last decade has witnessed massive advances in understanding the molecular logic of chemosensory information processing, and the results for taste sensation were found to differ in interesting ways from those for smell sensation. The 12 chapters of this book cover the current knowledge about the chemosensory systems in mammalian, fish and insect models. The advantages of the different model systems
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Chemoreceptors.
Chemical senses.
Animals -- Sense organs
Senses and sensation.
Neurobiology.
Sense Organs -- chemistry
Sensation
Neurobiology
Mammals -- genetics
Fishes -- genetics
Insecta -- genetics
Receptors, Odorant
Olfactory Perception
senses.
sensation.
MEDICAL -- Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
Insects -- Genetics.
Mammals -- Genetics.
Olfactory Perception.
Receptors, Odorant.
Chemoreceptors.
Chemical senses.
Animals -- Sense organs.
Senses and sensation.
Neurobiology.
Sense Organs -- chemistry.
Fishes -- Genetics.
Sciences de la vie.
Biomédecine.
Chemical senses
Chemoreceptors
Neurobiology
Senses and sensation
Insekten
Säugetiere
Chemischer Sinn
Fische
Genre/Form Aufsatzsammlung.
Form Electronic book
Author Meyerhof, Wolfgang, 1953-
Korsching, Sigrun I., 1955-
ISBN 9783540699194
3540699198