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- adjective anatomy Of, pertaining to, or situated near the
vomer bone between thenose and themouth
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Examples
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Their work, appearing this week in the journal Nature, indicates that defects in this organ, known as the vomeronasal organ, lead female mice to adopt male behaviors such as mounting and pelvic thrusting while abandoning female behaviors such as nesting and nursing.
August 5th, 2007 2007
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But this is how the theory goes: The pheromone system starts with nerve cells in a pair of tiny, cigar-shaped sacs called the vomeronasal organ (VNO), where the signals are first picked up (see Figure 10.1).
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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But this is how the theory goes: The pheromone system starts with nerve cells in a pair of tiny, cigar-shaped sacs called the vomeronasal organ (VNO), where the signals are first picked up (see Figure 10.1).
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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When a cat or mouse senses the chemical compounds secreted by other animals, it activates a special sensor in the nose called the vomeronasal organ.
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It is also the case that pheromones are not normally picked up and processed by the olfactory system, but rather by a separate structure called the vomeronasal organ (VNO) which connects to the accessory olfactory bulb, an independent structure from the main olfactory system.
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Animals are believed to have a species-specific organ in their noses called the vomeronasal organ, which dictates this odorless chemical.
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Dogs (and cats) have a second scent organ called the vomeronasal organ or Jacobson's organ.
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Animals are believed to have a species-specific organ in their noses called the vomeronasal organ, which dictates this odorless chemical.
Queen's Journal: Latest stories Contributor Kiran Rana 2010
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Animals are believed to have a species-specific organ in their noses called the vomeronasal organ, which dictates this odorless chemical.
Queen's Journal: Latest stories Contributor Kiran Rana 2010
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Platypuses have an impressive arsenal of "vomeronasal" genes that help them detect pheromones under water.
The platypus genome 2008
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