- The
vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ, is the
paired auxiliary olfactory (smell)
sense organ located in the soft
tissue of the
nasal septum...
- The
vomeronasal cartilage (or Jacobson's cartilage) is a
narrow strip of cartilage, low on the
medial wall of the
nasal cavity. It lies
between the septal...
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Vomeronasal receptors are a
class of
olfactory receptors that ****tively
function as
receptors for pheromones.
Pheromones have
evolved in all
animal phyla...
- Witt, M.; Hummel, T. (2006).
Vomeronasal Versus Olfactory Epithelium: Is
There a
Cellular Basis for
Human Vomeronasal Perception?.
International Review...
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Three distinct families of
vomeronasal receptors, ****tively
pheromone sensing, have been
identified in the
vomeronasal organ named V1Rs, V2Rs, and V3Rs...
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behavior facilitates the
transfer of
pheromones and
other scents into the
vomeronasal organ (VNO, or Jacobson's organ)
located above the roof of the mouth...
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cartilage (lesser alar cartilage, sesamoid, or
accessory cartilage), and
vomeronasal cartilage (Jacobson's cartilage). The
nasal cartilages ****ociate with...
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possibility that the
vomeronasal system works in
parallel or
independently from
generic olfactory inputs has not been
ruled out yet.
Vomeronasal sensory neurons...
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since these animals breathe through their mouths.
Amphibians also have a
vomeronasal organ,
lined by
olfactory epithelium, but,
unlike those of amniotes,...
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transferring scent molecules to the
vomeronasal organ with the tips of the
forked tongue. In
reptiles the
vomeronasal organ is
commonly referred to as Jacobson's...
