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Immunocytochemistry of Odorant-Binding Proteins

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Olfaction and Taste XI

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Odorant-binding proteins are small water-soluble proteins that have been detected in the perireceptor compartment of olfactory receptor cells of vertebrates and insects [1,2]. Although their definite physiological role in olfaction is still unclear, similar functions have been proposed in stimulus transport or inactivation [1–6].

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  1. MPI für Verhaltensphysiologie, 82319, Seewiesen, Germany

    R. A. Steinbrecht, M. Laue & G. Ziegelberger

  2. Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China

    S.-G. Zhang

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  1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, N-13 W-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Kenzo Kurihara D.S. (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, N-10 W-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Noriyo Suzuki D.S. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  3. Department of Physiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860, Japan

    Hisashi Ogawa M.D., D.M.S. (Professor) (Professor)

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Steinbrecht, R.A., Laue, M., Zhang, SG., Ziegelberger, G. (1994). Immunocytochemistry of Odorant-Binding Proteins. In: Kurihara, K., Suzuki, N., Ogawa, H. (eds) Olfaction and Taste XI. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68355-1_327

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