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Body Regions > Head > Face > Nose > Vomeronasal Organ
Sense Organs > Nose > Vomeronasal Organ
Respiratory System > Nose > Vomeronasal Organ

Terme préférentiel

Vomeronasal Organ  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • An accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main OLFACTORY MUCOSA. It is situated at the base of nasal septum close to the VOMER and NASAL BONES. It forwards chemical signals (such as PHEROMONES) to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, thus influencing reproductive and social behavior. In humans, most of its structures except the vomeronasal duct undergo regression after birth.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Jacobson Organ
  • Jacobson's Organ
  • Organum Vomeronasale

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C2TQN350-1

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 10/06/1996, dernière modification le 29/06/2018