News tagged with pheromone signaling
Linking microbial sex and virulence
Two opportunistic pathogens that were once thought to be very different have evolved some sexual reproduction and disease-causing habits that are not only similar but also suggest that in the microbial world sex and virulence ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Pride, prejudice and the 'Darcin effect'
The pheromone that attracts female mice to the odour of a particular male has been identified. Named 'darcin' by researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology (after Darcy, the attractive hero in Jane Austen ...
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Scientists find chemical signal from predators that sparks fear in mice
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have found a specific chemical compound secreted by many predators that makes mice behave fearfully. The research helps scientists better understand animal behavior, and may ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Highlight: Chloride increases response to pheromones and odors in mouse sensory neurons
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. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 28, 2009 |
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