| LC control no. | sh 85069227 |
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| LC classification | QL947 |
| Topical heading | Jacobson's organ |
| Variant(s) | Jacobsen's organ Organ of Jacobson Organum vomeronasale VNO (Vomeronasal organ) Vomeronasal nerve Vomeronasal organ Vomeronasal pits Vomeronasal system |
| See also | Chemoreceptors Nose |
| Found in | Wikipedia, Mar. 6, 2009 (Vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ; an auxiliary olfactory sense organ that is found in many animals; discovered by Ludvig Jacobson 1813) MESH browser, Mar. 6, 2009 (Vomeronasal organ; UF: Jacobson organ, Jacobson's organ, Organum vomeronasale, vomeronasal nerve, vomeronasal system; scope note: an accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main olfactory mucosa. It is situated at the base of the nasal septum.) MedlinePlus medical dictionary, via WWW, Mar. 9, 2009 (Vomeronasal organ; either of a pair of small blind pouches or tubes in many vertebrates; situated one on either side of the nasal septum or in the buccal cavity; called also: Jacobson's organ, organ of Jacobson) Chemistry.about.com WWW site, Mar. 12, 2009 (Jacobson's organ; also known as: Vomeronasal organ, Vomeronasal pits; common misspellings: Jacobsen's organ) |
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