"Vomeronasal Organ" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D019147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.531.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Vomeronasal Organ- Vomeronasal Organ
- Vomeronasal Organs
- Jacobson's Organ
- Jacobsons Organ
- Organum Vomeronasale
- Organum Vomeronasales
- Vomeronasale, Organum
- Jacobson Organ
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vomeronasal Organ" by people in Profiles.
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Male pheromone protein components activate female vomeronasal neurons in the salamander Plethodon shermani. BMC Neurosci. 2006 Mar 22; 7:26.
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Pheromonal activation of vomeronasal neurons in plethodontid salamanders. Brain Res. 2002 Oct 18; 952(2):335-44.
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The prairie vole vomeronasal organ is a target for gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Chem Senses. 2001 Nov; 26(9):1193-202.