Differential localization of G proteins in the opossum vomeronasal system

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Brain Research

Volume 677, Issue 1, 17 April 1995, Pages 157-161

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Abstract

G_i2α and G_oα proteins were immunohistochemically localized, respectively, to the rostral and caudal accessory olfactory bulb of Brazilian opossums. In the vomeronasal organ, G_i2α- and G_oα-immunoreactive neurons were located in the middle and basal layers, respectively, of the sensory epithelium. Both G protein antibodies stained the microvillar surface of the epithelium and the nerve bundles in the subepithelial mucosa.

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