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Vomeronasal chemoreception in vertebrates : a study of the second nose, Charles Evans ; foreword by D. Michael Stoddart

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The vomeronasal organ is an olfactory structure in the nose, originally described in 1813 by the Danish court veterinarian Ludwig Jacobson. After some 150 years interest in it was reawakened, following the discovery of its key role in social and sexual responses. The organ serves to alert the emotional brain to the presence of specific semiochemicals or signal molecules, which identify sex or status. Typically, such scents elicit responses at a non-conscious level - altering internal chemistry (hormones) in reaction to odours from the social environment (pheromones). The importance of vomerolfaction has recently been confirmed by findings on the genetic basis of smell. This book surveys the biology of the "Organ of Jacobson" from toads to tamarins. It provides an analysis of the neural pathway which processes pheromonal information delivered by the "second nose" to the brain. Vomeronasal olfaction is examined in its evolutionary perspective, from molecular capture of scents to the consequent changes in reproductive activity
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eng
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1 online resource (xxiv, 265 pages)
Contents
  • Ch. 1. Evolution. 1.1. Phylogeny. 1.2. Distribution. 1.3. Reptiles. 1.4. Mammals. 1.5. Monosmic status
  • ch. 2. Functional morphology. 2.1. Comparative anatomy
  • ch. 3. Chemosignals. 3.1. Separation, identification and bioassay. 3.2. External transmission. 3.3 Internal transmission
  • ch. 4. Development. 4.1. Peripheral, central and non-sensory development. 4.2. Continuous and delayed neurogenesis. 4.3. Stimulus access. 4.4. Neurocrine cell migration. 4.5. Functional maturation. 4.6. General
  • ch. 5. Physiology. 5.1. Activation of the AOS. 5.2. Deafferentation (mammals). 5.3. Neuroendocrinology
  • ch. 6. Molecular biology. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Structures. 6.3. Regional expression. 6.4. Human VN genes. 6.5. Chromosomal distribution. 6.6. Cellular expression
  • ch. 7. Behaviour. 7.1. Chemoinvestigation and stimulus uptake. 7.2. Inter-specific interactions. 7.3. Socio-sexual interactions
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9781860942693
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Vomeronasal chemoreception in vertebrates : a study of the second nose
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Vomeronasal chemoreception in vertebrates
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a study of the second nose
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Charles Evans ; foreword by D. Michael Stoddart
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Language
eng
Summary
The vomeronasal organ is an olfactory structure in the nose, originally described in 1813 by the Danish court veterinarian Ludwig Jacobson. After some 150 years interest in it was reawakened, following the discovery of its key role in social and sexual responses. The organ serves to alert the emotional brain to the presence of specific semiochemicals or signal molecules, which identify sex or status. Typically, such scents elicit responses at a non-conscious level - altering internal chemistry (hormones) in reaction to odours from the social environment (pheromones). The importance of vomerolfaction has recently been confirmed by findings on the genetic basis of smell. This book surveys the biology of the "Organ of Jacobson" from toads to tamarins. It provides an analysis of the neural pathway which processes pheromonal information delivered by the "second nose" to the brain. Vomeronasal olfaction is examined in its evolutionary perspective, from molecular capture of scents to the consequent changes in reproductive activity
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Evans, Charles
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573.8/7716
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illustrations
Index
index present
Language note
English
LC call number
QP455
LC item number
.E936 2003eb
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
NLM call number
  • 2003 M-148
  • WV 320
NLM item number
E92v 2003
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  • Chemical senses
  • Jacobson's organ
  • Pheromones
  • Pheromones
  • Vomeronasal Organ
  • Chemoreceptor Cells
  • Chemoreceptors
  • Pheromones
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Chemical senses
  • Jacobson's organ
  • Pheromones
  • Pheromones
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Vomeronasal chemoreception in vertebrates : a study of the second nose, Charles Evans ; foreword by D. Michael Stoddart
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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rdacontent
Contents
Ch. 1. Evolution. 1.1. Phylogeny. 1.2. Distribution. 1.3. Reptiles. 1.4. Mammals. 1.5. Monosmic status -- ch. 2. Functional morphology. 2.1. Comparative anatomy -- ch. 3. Chemosignals. 3.1. Separation, identification and bioassay. 3.2. External transmission. 3.3 Internal transmission -- ch. 4. Development. 4.1. Peripheral, central and non-sensory development. 4.2. Continuous and delayed neurogenesis. 4.3. Stimulus access. 4.4. Neurocrine cell migration. 4.5. Functional maturation. 4.6. General -- ch. 5. Physiology. 5.1. Activation of the AOS. 5.2. Deafferentation (mammals). 5.3. Neuroendocrinology -- ch. 6. Molecular biology. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Structures. 6.3. Regional expression. 6.4. Human VN genes. 6.5. Chromosomal distribution. 6.6. Cellular expression -- ch. 7. Behaviour. 7.1. Chemoinvestigation and stimulus uptake. 7.2. Inter-specific interactions. 7.3. Socio-sexual interactions
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262610275
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1 online resource (xxiv, 265 pages)
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online
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9781860942693
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rdamedia
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illustrations (some color) cm
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remote
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(OCoLC)262610275
Label
Vomeronasal chemoreception in vertebrates : a study of the second nose, Charles Evans ; foreword by D. Michael Stoddart
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Ch. 1. Evolution. 1.1. Phylogeny. 1.2. Distribution. 1.3. Reptiles. 1.4. Mammals. 1.5. Monosmic status -- ch. 2. Functional morphology. 2.1. Comparative anatomy -- ch. 3. Chemosignals. 3.1. Separation, identification and bioassay. 3.2. External transmission. 3.3 Internal transmission -- ch. 4. Development. 4.1. Peripheral, central and non-sensory development. 4.2. Continuous and delayed neurogenesis. 4.3. Stimulus access. 4.4. Neurocrine cell migration. 4.5. Functional maturation. 4.6. General -- ch. 5. Physiology. 5.1. Activation of the AOS. 5.2. Deafferentation (mammals). 5.3. Neuroendocrinology -- ch. 6. Molecular biology. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Structures. 6.3. Regional expression. 6.4. Human VN genes. 6.5. Chromosomal distribution. 6.6. Cellular expression -- ch. 7. Behaviour. 7.1. Chemoinvestigation and stimulus uptake. 7.2. Inter-specific interactions. 7.3. Socio-sexual interactions
Control code
262610275
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xxiv, 265 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781860942693
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unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations (some color) cm
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
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unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)262610275

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