Olfaction: scents and sensibility.
Expression of a receptor protein has, for the first time, been definitively correlated with sensitivity to a particular odorant. This receptor, expressed in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, appears to be distinct from the putative vertebrate odorant receptors.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018035:Receptors, Odorant / Q000235:genetics*; D012903:Smell
D018035:Receptors, Odorant