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Receptors, Odorant
Odorant Receptors | Olfactory Receptor Proteins | Odor Receptor Protein | Odorant Receptor | Olfactory Receptor Protein | Receptor Proteins, Odorant | Receptor Proteins, Olfactory | Odorant Receptor Proteins | Protein, Odor Receptor
Proteins, usually projecting from the cilia of olfactory receptor neurons, that specifically bind odorant molecules and trigger responses in the neurons. The large number of different odorant receptors appears to arise from several gene families or subfamilies rather than from DNA rearrangement. |
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