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Receptors, Odorant  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Proteins, usually projecting from the cilia of olfactory receptor neurons, that specifically bind odorant molecules and trigger responses in the neurons. The large number of different odorant receptors appears to arise from several gene families or subfamilies rather than from DNA rearrangement.

Entry terms

  • Odorant Receptor
  • Odorant Receptors
  • Odor Receptor Protein
  • Olfactory Receptor
  • Olfactory Receptor Protein
  • Olfactory Receptor Proteins
  • Olfactory Receptors
  • Receptor Proteins, Odorant
  • Receptor Proteins, Olfactory

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MNXL1NKL-3

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