Research Catalog

Title

Chemosensory systems in mammals, fishes, and insects / Wolfgang Meyerhof, Sigrun Korsching (eds.).

Publication

Berlin : Springer, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

• Meyerhof, Wolfgang, 1953-
• Korsching, Sigrun I., 1955-

Description

xvii, 261 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.

Series Statement

Results and problems in cell differentiation, 0080-1844 ; 47

Uniform Title

Results and problems in cell differentiation ; 47.

Subjects

• Chemical senses
• Neurobiology
• Mammals > genetics
• Animals > Sense organs
• Sense Organs > chemistry
• Olfactory Perception
• Chemoreceptors
• Receptors, Odorant
• Senses and sensation
• Insecta > genetics
• Fishes > genetics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also issued online.

Contents

Extraordinary diversity of chemosensory receptor gene repertoires among vertebrates / P. Shi and J. Zhang -- Genomics of olfactory receptors / Xiaohong Zhang and Stuart Firestein -- The molecular evolution of teleost olfactory receptor gene families / Sigrun Korsching -- Odorant receptor gene choice and axonal projection in the mouse olfactory system / T. Imai and H. Sakano -- Pheromone sensing in mice / I. Rodriguez and U. Boehm -- Molecular genetic dissection of the zebrafish olfactory system / Y. Yoshihara -- Insect olfaction : receptors, signal transduction, and behavior / K. Sato and K. Touhara -- Smelling, tasting, learning : Drosophila as a study case / B. Gerber ... [et al.] -- The receptor basis of sweet taste in mammals / S, Vigues, C.D. Dotson, and S.D. Munger -- Mammalian bitter taste perception / M. Behrens and W. Meyerhof -- Orosensory perception of dietary lipids in mammals / P. Passilly-Degrace, D. Gaillard, and P. Besnard -- Gustation in fish : search for prototype of taste perception / A. Yasuoka and K. Abe.

ISBN

• 9783540699187 (alk. paper)
• 354069918X (alk. paper)
• 9783540699194 (e-ISBN)
• 3540699198 (e-ISBN)

LCCN

2009921136

OCLC

• ocn233934289
• SCSB-5483043

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries