Amphioxus (<it>Branchiostoma floridae</it>) has orthologs of vertebrate odorant receptors
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A common feature of chemosensory systems is the involvement of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the detection of environmental stimuli. Several lineages of GPCRs are involved in vertebrate olfaction, including trace amine-assoc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/242 |