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Mammalian Pheromones
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Mammalian pheromones control a myriad of innate social behaviors and acutely regulate hormone levels. Responses to pheromones are highly robust, reproducible, and stereotyped and likely involve developmentally predetermined neural circuits. Here, I review several facets of pheromone transduction in mammals, including (a) chemosensory receptors and signaling components of the main olfactory epithelium and vomeronasal organ involved in pheromone detection; (b) pheromone-activated neural circuits subject to sex-specific and state-dependent modulation; and (c) the striking chemical diversity of mammalian pheromones, which range from small, volatile molecules and sulfated steroids to large families of proteins. Finally, I review (d) molecular mechanisms underlying various behavioral and endocrine responses, including modulation of puberty and estrous; control of reproduction, aggression, suckling, and parental behaviors; individual recognition; and distinguishing of own species from predators, competitors, and prey. Deconstruction of pheromone transduction mechanisms provides a critical foundation for understanding how odor response pathways generate instinctive behaviors.
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- Authors
- Liberles, S. D.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Physiology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2014-02-10
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 151-175
- ISSN
- 0066-4278 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-1585
- OpenAlex
- W4211192430
- Cited by
- 291
- References
- 150
- FWCI
- 2.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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