Olfaction is a critical sensory modality that allows living things to acquire chemical
information from the external world. The olfactory system processes two major classes of …

The instinctive and species-specific behavioural response of animals to pheromones has
intrigued biologists for a long time. Recent molecular and electrophysiological approaches …

The chemical senses (smell and taste) have evolved complex repertoires of chemosensory
receptors—G-protein coupled receptors with a seven-transmembrane domain structure. In …

Several developments during the past 15 years have profoundly affected our understanding
of the vomeronasal system (VNS) of vertebrates. In the mid 1990s, the vomeronasal …

Mammalian pheromones control a myriad of innate social behaviors and acutely regulate
hormone levels. Responses to pheromones are highly robust, reproducible, and stereotyped …

Mammalian social systems rely on signals passed between individuals conveying
information including sex, reproductive status, individual identity, ownership, competitive …

Recent insights have revolutionized our understanding of the importance of chemical
signals in influencing vertebrate behaviour. Previously unknown families of pheromonal …

Various social behaviours in mice are regulated by chemical signals called pheromones that
act through the vomeronasal system,,. Exocrine gland-secreting peptide 1 (ESP1) is a 7-kDa …

In recent years, considerable progress has been achieved in the comprehension of the
profound effects of pheromones on reproductive physiology and behavior. Pheromones …

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) has a key role in mediating the social and defensive
responses of many terrestrial vertebrates to species-and sex-specific chemosignals. More …