Soybean agglutinin binding by primary olfactory and primary accessory olfactory projections in different frogs.
Comparing eight species of frogs adapted to habitats ranging from aquatic to arboreal, we observed differences in the affinity of primary olfactory projections to the lectin 'soybean agglutinin'. Particularly pronounced differences exist between Pipa, a frog that rarely leaves the water, and Eleutherodactylus, an arboreal species that does not even utilize aquatic environments for reproduction. We interpret these differences as reflecting specializations to the perception of air-borne vs. water-borne odors.
Meyer
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Department of Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine, University of Goettingen, Germany.
Jadhao
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Kicliter
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D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D004777:Environment; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D030262:Soybean Proteins; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins
D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; D030262:Soybean Proteins; C028824:soybean lectin; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins