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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Pan troglodytes
SUBMITTER: Omar De la Cruz
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-11156 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Molecular biology and evolution 20081222 3
Olfactory receptor (OR) genes constitute the basis for the sense of smell. It has long been observed that a subset of mammalian OR genes are expressed in nonolfactory tissues, in addition to their expression in the olfactory epithelium. However, it is unknown whether OR genes have alternative functions in the nonolfactory tissues. Using a dedicated microarray, we surveyed OR gene expression in olfactory epithelium as well as a number of nonolfactory tissues, in human and chimpanzee. Our observat ...[more]