Grüneberg ganglion
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The Grüneberg ganglion, also written as Grueneberg ganglion and Gruneberg ganglion, is an olfactory ganglion at the entrance of the nose of mammals that is involved in the detection of alarm pheromones[1] and cold temperatures.[2] The ganglion was first described by Hans Grüneberg in 1973.[3]
[edit] See also
- Pheromone
- Olfaction
- 2-Heptanone, a putative alarm pheromone of rodents
[edit] External links
- Mammals emit smell to signal danger (Cosmos)
[edit] References
- ^ Brechbühl J, Klaey M, Broillet MC. (2008). "Grueneberg ganglion cells mediate alarm pheromone detection in mice". Science 321 (5892): 1092–1095. doi:10.1126/science.1160770. PMID 18719286.
- ^ Schmid A, Pyrski M, Biel M, Leinders-Zufall T, Zufa F. (2010). Grueneberg Ganglion Neurons Are Finely Tuned Cold Sensors. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(22):7563–7568. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0608-10.2010
- ^ Grüneberg H. (1973). A ganglion probably belonging to the N. terminalis system in the nasal mucosa of the mouse. Z. Anat Entwicklungsgesch. 140(1):39-52. PMID 4749131
