Abstract:29Background: Many animals rely heavily on olfaction to navigate their environment. Among rodents, 30 olfaction is crucial for a wide range of social behaviors. The vomeronasal olfactory system in particular 31 plays an important role in mediating social communication, including the detection of pheromones and 32 recognition signals. Currently, very few vomeronasal receptors have known ligands, which severely limits 33 our understanding of chemosensory-driven social communication. In this study we examine patt… Show more
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