2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms controlling the differentiation of the vomeronasal system during ontogeny
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22580329
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Basic veterinary science/Basic zootechnical science
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| Research Institution | Iwate University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OMOE Katsuhiko 岩手大学, 農学部, 教授 (60224309)
NAKAMUTA Nobuaki 岩手大学, 農学部, 准教授 (00305822)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 鋤鼻器 |
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| Research Abstract |
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is one of the olfactory organs in vertebrates and constituting the pheromone detecting system. In this study, we analyzed the molecular mechanisms controlling the differentiation and development of the VNO during ontogeny. We revealed the change of the gene expression by DNA microarray analysis, and the localization of cells expressing the genes by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. We obtained useful findings about the functional division between the olfactory epithelium, constituting the general olfactory system, and the VNO, constituting the pheromone detecting system.
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Research Products
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