Identification of Olfactory Volatiles using Gas Chromatography-Multi-unit Recordings (GCMR) in the Insect Antennal Lobe
Title:
Identification of Olfactory Volatiles using Gas Chromatography-Multi-unit Recordings (GCMR) in the Insect Antennal Lobe
Author:
Byers, Kelsey J. R. P.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (589 seconds)
Series:
Neuroscience
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Abstract:
Olfactory cues mediate many different behaviors in insects, and are often complex mixtures comprised of tens to hundreds of volatile compounds. Using gas chromatography with multi-channel recording in the insect antennal lobe, we describe a method for the identification of bioactive compounds.
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https://www.jove.com/t/4381