Deficits in sexual and aggressive behaviors in Cnga2 mutant mice
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- 30 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Neuroscience
- Vol. 8 (12) , 1660-1662
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1589
Abstract
Odors detected by the vomeronasal organ or the main olfactory epithelium (MOE) trigger social behaviors in many animals. It is unknown whether MOE neurons detect cues that initiate mating or aggression. We demonstrate that mice lacking functional CNGA2 (cyclic nucleotide–gated channel α2), which is required for odor-evoked MOE signaling, fail to mate or fight, suggesting a broad and essential role for the MOE in regulating these behaviors.Keywords
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