dc.creatorGIAQUINTO,PERCILIA C
dc.creatorHARA,TOSHIAKI J
dc.date2008-01-01
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dc.date.available2017-03-07T16:02:11Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602008000100005
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/394996
dc.descriptionElectro-olfactogram recording was used to determine whether the olfactory epithelium of adult rainbow trout is specifically sensitive to bile acids, some of which have been hypothesized to function as pheromones. Of 38 bile acids that had been pre-screened for olfactory activity, 6 were selected. The rainbow trout-specific bile acids, taurocholic acid (TCA), and taurolithocholic acid 3-sulfate (TLS) were the most potent compounds tested. TLS had a distinctive dose-response curve. Cross-adaptation experiments demonstrated that sensitivity to bile acids is attributable to at least 3 independent classes of olfactory receptor sites. Our data suggest that bile acids are discriminated by olfaction in rainbow trout, supporting the possibility that these compounds function as pheromones
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherSociedad de Biología de Chile
dc.sourceBiological Research v.41 n.1 2008
dc.subjectbile acids
dc.subjectchemical signals
dc.subjectelectro-olfactogram
dc.subjectolfaction
dc.subjectpheromones
dc.subjectrainbow trout
dc.titleDiscrimination of bile acids by the rainbow trout olfactory system: Evidence as potential pheromone
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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