A transcriptomic reevaluation of the accessory olfactory organ in Bichir (Polypterus senegalus)

Abstract Fish possess one olfactory organ called the olfactory epithelium (OE), by which various chemical substances are detected. On the other hand, tetrapods possess two independent olfactory organs called the main olfactory epithelium (MOE) and vomeronasal organ (VNO), each of which mainly detect...

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Main Authors: Atsuhiro Sakuma, Zicong Zhang, Eri Suzuki, Tatsuki Nagasawa, Masato Nikaido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Zoological Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-022-00189-z