Morphological and Histological Features of the Vomeronasal Organ in African Pygmy Hedgehog (<i>Atelerix albiventris</i>)

Morphological and Histological Features of the Vomeronasal Organ in African Pygmy Hedgehog (<i>Atelerix albiventris</i>)

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) detects specific chemicals such as pheromones and kairomones. Hedgehogs (Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae) have a well-developed accessory olfactory bulb that receives projections from the VNO, but little is known about the hedgehog VNO. Here, we studied the histological feature...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Kondoh, Yusuke Tanaka, Yusuke K. Kawai, Takayuki Mineshige, Kenichi Watanabe, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
chemosensory system
exocrine glands
hedgehogs
kairomones
olfaction
pheromones
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/5/1462

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