Chloride increases response to pheromones and odors in mouse sensory neurons

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Chloride increases response to pheromones and odors in mouse sensory neurons

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How an individual vomeronasal sensory neuron (VSN) transduces chemical signals into electrical signals has been a mystery. Researchers now show that chloride acts as a major amplifier for signal transduction in mouse VSNs, increasing the responsiveness to pheromones or odorants.

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