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vomeronasal

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vomeronasal /vo·mero·na·sal/ (vo″mer-o-na´z'l) pertaining to the vomer and the nasal bone.


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To reach the conclusion, Rodriguez's team took tissue from the vomeronasal organ - a pheromone-detecting sense organ found in the nasal cavity of mice, and some other mammals - and searched for genes expressing possible smell receptors.
They cover the adult brain, sleep, the microenvironment and its disruption in Huntington's Disease, thyroid hormone, and olfactory and vomeronasal systems.
They may be tasting it, or drawing scent into their vomeronasal organ, which is located in the roof of the mouth.
 
 
 
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