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Bombyx mori
Expression
Olfaction
Pheromone detection
Receptor
Candidate odorant receptors
Moth heliothis-virescens
Malaria vector mosquito
Olfactory receptor
Antheraea-polyphemus
Sex-pheromone
Anopheles-gambiae
Drosophila-melanogaster
Functional expression
Ligand-binding
Multidisciplinary in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology & Environmental Sciences Neurosciences & Behavior in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences
Abstract:
The enormous capacity of the male silkmoth Bombyx mori in recognizing and discriminating bombykol and bombykal is based on distinct sensory neurons in the antennal sensilla hairs. The hydrophobic pheromonal compounds are supposed to be ferried by solubl