Chemical reception in vertebrate olfaction: evidence for multiple transduction pathways.
Odorant detection takes place at the receptor neurons of the olfactory epithelium and odorant discrimination relies in an important degree on these chemosensory cells. Here we review the evidence for the participation of multiple transduction pathways in the mechanisms of odor recognition in olfactory neurons.
Morales
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Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. bmorales@genes.bio.puc.cl
Bacigalupo
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