Hemoglobin in the blood acts as a chemosensory signal via the mouse vomeronasal system

Autor: Takuya Osakada, Takayuki Abe, Takumi Itakura, Hiromi Mori, Kentaro K. Ishii, Ryo Eguchi, Ken Murata, Kosuke Saito, Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, Hiroko Kimoto, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Kazunari Miyamichi, Kazushige Touhara
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28118-w
Popis: The vomeronasal system regulates sensing of various environmental cues. Here, the authors show that exposure to hemoglobin results in the activation of Vmn2r88+ vomeronasal sensory neurons in both male and female mice. However, exposure to hemoglobin enhances digging and rearing behaviour in lactating female mice only.
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