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Chemosensory Systems in Mammals, Fishes, and Insects
. Ed(S): Meyerhof, Wolfgang; Korsching, Sigrun
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Hardback. The 12 chapters here cover our current knowledge of the chemosensory systems in mammalian, fish and insect models. The advantages of each system are analyzed, as are the genomic characteristics and evolution of olfactory and gustatory receptor gene families. Editor(s): Meyerhof, Wolfgang; Korsching, Sigrun. Series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation. Num Pages: 262 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
The sense of smell has an essential role in locating food, detecting predators, navigating, and communicating social information. Accordingly, the olfactory system has evolved complex repertoires of receptors to face these problems. Although the sense of taste has less far-reaching tasks, they are every bit as essential for the animals well-being, allowing it to reject toxic materials and to select nutritionally valuable food. The last decade has seen a massive advance in understanding the molecular logic of chemosensory information processing, beyond that already achieved in the rst few years following Linda Bucks discovery of odorant receptors. Shortly afterwards, the major ... Read more
The sense of smell has an essential role in locating food, detecting predators, navigating, and communicating social information. Accordingly, the olfactory system has evolved complex repertoires of receptors to face these problems. Although the sense of taste has less far-reaching tasks, they are every bit as essential for the animals well-being, allowing it to reject toxic materials and to select nutritionally valuable food. The last decade has seen a massive advance in understanding the molecular logic of chemosensory information processing, beyond that already achieved in the rst few years following Linda Bucks discovery of odorant receptors. Shortly afterwards, the major ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Series
Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540699187
SKU
V9783540699187
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