How Female Mice Attract Males: A Urinary Volatile Amine Activates a Trace Amine-Associated Receptor That Induces Male Sexual Interest

• Main Authors: Anja Harmeier (Author), Claas A. Meyer (Author), Andreas Staempfli (Author), Fabio Casagrande (Author), Marija M. Petrinovic (Author), Yan-Ping Zhang (Author), Basil Künnecke (Author), Antonio Iglesias (Author), Oliver P. Höner (Author), Marius C. Hoener (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Individuals of many species rely on odors to communicate, find breeding partners, locate resources and sense dangers. In vertebrates, odorants are detected by chemosensory receptors of the olfactory system. One class of these receptors, the trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs), was recently sugg...