Chloride increases response to pheromones and odors in mouse sensory neurons
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 15:08
in Biology & Nature
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is an odor detection system that mediates many pheromone-sensitive behaviors. Vomeronasal sensory neurons (VSNs), located in the VNO, are the initial site of interaction with odors and pheromones. How an individual VSN transduces chemical signals into electrical signals, however, has been a mystery.