Genetics of canine olfaction and receptor diversity.
Mamm Genome
; 23(1-2): 132-43, 2012 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22080304
ABSTRACT
Olfaction is a particularly important sense in the dog. Humans selected for this capacity during the domestication process, and selection has continued to be employed to enhance this ability. In this review we first describe the different olfactory systems that exist and the different odorant receptors that are expressed in those systems. We then focus on the dog olfactory receptors by describing the olfactory receptor gene repertoire and its polymorphisms. Finally, we discuss the different uses of dog olfaction and the questions that still need to be studied.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Olfactory Pathways
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Smell
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Receptors, Odorant
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Dogs
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Mamm Genome
Journal subject:
GENETICA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
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