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Book SynopsisFemale Moth Pheromones.- Pheromones in the Fruit Fly.- Analysis of Volatile Mouse Pheromones by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry.- Murine Non-Volatile Pheromones: Isolation of Exocrine-Gland Secreting Peptide 1.- Chemical Analysis of Aquatic Pheromones in Fish.- Analysis of Ascarosides from Caenorhabditis elegans Using Mass Spectrometry and NMR Spectroscopy.- Identification of Chemosensory Receptor Genes from Vertebrate Genomes.- Functional Assays for Insect Olfactory Receptors in Xenopus Oocytes.- A Protocol for Heterologous Expression and Functional Assay for Mouse Pheromone Receptors.- Genetic Manipulation to Analyze Pheromone Responses: Knockouts of Multiple Receptor Genes.- Electro-Antennogram and Single Sensillum Recording in Insect Antennae.- Calcium Imaging of Pheromone Responses in the Insect Antennal Lobe.- Live Cell Calcium Imaging of Dissociated Vomeronasal Neurons.- Whole Mount Imaging of Responses in Mouse Vomeronasal Neurons.- Calcium Imaging of Vomeronasal
Table of Contents
Part I: Sampling, Chromatographic Purification, and Chemical Analysis of Pheromone Molecules
1. Female Moth Pheromones
Tetsu Ando
2. Pheromones in the Fruit Fly
Jacqueline Chin and Joanne Y. Yew
3. Analysis of Volatile Mouse Pheromones by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Milos V. Novotny and Helena A. Soini
4. Murine Non-Volatile Pheromones: Isolation of Exocrine-Gland Secreting Peptide 1
Hiroko Kimoto and Kazushige Touhara
5. Chemical Analysis of Aquatic Pheromones in Fish
Michael Stewart, Cindy F. Baker, and Peter W. Sorensen
6. Analysis of Ascarosides from Caenorhabditis elegans Using Mass Spectrometry and NMR Spectroscopy
Xinxing Zhang, Jaime H. Noguez, Yue Zhou, and Rebecca A. Butcher
Part II: Approaches to Characterize Gene and Function of Pheromone Receptors
7. Identification of Chemosensory Receptor Genes from Vertebrate Genomes
Yoshihito Niimura
8. Functional Assays for Insect Olfactory Receptors in Xenopus Oocytes
Tatsuro Nakagawa and Kazushige Touhara
9. A Protocol for Heterologous Expression and Functional Assay for Mouse Pheromone Receptors
Sandeepa Dey, Senmiao Zhan, and Hiroaki Matsunami
10. Genetic Manipulation to Analyze Pheromone Responses: Knockouts of Multiple Receptor Genes
Tomohiro Ishii
Part III: Methods in Measuring Neural Responses to Pheromones
11. Electro-Antennogram and Single Sensillum Recording in Insect Antennae
Shannon B. Olsson and Bill S. Hansson
12. Calcium Imaging of Pheromone Responses in the Insect Antennal Lobe
Susy M. Kim and Jing W. Wang
13. Live Cell Calcium Imaging of Dissociated Vomeronasal Neurons
Angeldeep Kaur, Sandeepa Dey, and Lisa Stowers
14. Whole Mount Imaging of Responses in Mouse Vomeronasal Neurons
Pei Sabrina Xu and Timothy E. Holy
15. Calcium Imaging of Vomeronasal Organ Response Using Slice Preparations from Transgenic Mice Expressing G-CaMP2
C. Ron Yu
16. The Electrovomeronasogram: Field Potential Recordings in the Mouse Vomeronasal Organ
Trese Leinders-Zufall and Frank Zufall
17. Electrical Recordings from the Accessory Olfactory Bulb in VNO-AOB Ex Vivo Preparations
Julian P. Meeks and Timothy E. Holy
18. Pheromone-Induced Expression of Immediate Early Genes in the Mouse Vomeronasal Sensory System
Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka and Kazushige Touhara
Part IV: Protocols in Analyzing Behavioral and Endocrine Changes Elicited by Pheromones
19. Insect Pheromone Behavior: Fruit Fly
Daisuke Yamamoto, Soh Kohatsu, and Masayuki Koganezawa
20. Quantitative Assessment of Pheromone-Induced Dauer Formation in Caenorhabditis elegans
Scott J. Neal, Kyuhyung Kim, and Piali Sengupta
21. Acute Behavioral Responses to Pheromones in C. elegans (Adult Behaviors: Attraction, Repulsion)
Heeun Jang and Cornelia I. Bargmann
22. Behavioral Analysis of Pheromones in Fish
Peter W. Sorensen
23. Analysis of Male Aggressive and Sexual Behavior in Mice
Takefumi Kikusui
24. Assessment of Urinary Pheromone Discrimination, Partner Preference, and Mating Behaviors in Female Mice
Olivier Brock, Julie Bakker, and Michael J. Baum
25. Assessing Postpartum Maternal Care, Alloparental Behavior, and Infanticide in Mice: With Notes on Chemosensory Influences
Kumi O. Kuroda and Yousuke Tsuneoka
26. Testing Smell When It is Really Vital: Behavioral Assays of Social Odors in the Neonatal Mouse
Benoist Schaal, Syrina Al Aïn, and Bruno Patris
27. An Assay for Human Chemosignals
Idan Frumin and Noam Sobel
