- 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...
- Witt, M.; Hummel, T. (2006).
Vomeronasal Versus Olfactory Epithelium: Is
There a
Cellular Basis for
Human Vomeronasal Perception?.
International Review...
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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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Vomeronasal receptors are a
class of
olfactory receptors that ****tively
function as
receptors for pheromones.
Pheromones have
evolved in all
animal phyla...
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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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produce long term
changes in
human behavior and
hormone production. The
vomeronasal organ is used to
detect the
pheromones of others.
Pheromones emitted...
- bones. It also
articulates with the
septal cartilage of the nose. The
vomeronasal organ, also
called Jacobson's organ, is a
chemoreceptor organ named for...
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cartilage (lesser alar cartilage, sesamoid, or
accessory cartilage), and
vomeronasal cartilage (Jacobson's cartilage). The
nasal cartilages ****ociate with...
- have
penile spines that
induce ovulation during co****tion. They have a
vomeronasal organ in the roof of the mouth,
allowing them to "taste" the air. The...
- In the
vomeronasal, olfactory, and
emotional systems, Fos (gene family)
proteins show that non-volatile
pheromones stimulate the
vomeronasal system,...
