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Structure and function of the vertebrate magnetic sense.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20358649     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Some vertebrates can navigate over long distances using the Earth's magnetic field, but the sensory system that they use to do so has remained a mystery. Here we describe the key components of a magnetic sense underpinning this navigational ability in a single species, the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). We report behavioural and electrophysiological responses to magnetic fields and identify an area in the nose of the trout where candidate magnetoreceptor cells are located. We have tracked the sensory pathway from these newly identified candidate magnetoreceptor cells to the brain and associated the system with a learned response to magnetic fields.
Authors:
M M Walker; C E Diebel; C V Haugh; P M Pankhurst; J C Montgomery; C R Green
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature     Volume:  390     ISSN:  0028-0836     ISO Abbreviation:  Nature     Publication Date:  1997 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-01     Completed Date:  2010-04-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0410462     Medline TA:  Nature     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  371-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Experimental Biology Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Behavior, Animal / physiology
Brain / cytology,  physiology
Electrophysiological Phenomena
Ferrosoferric Oxide / analysis
Learning / physiology
Magnetics*
Oncorhynchus mykiss / physiology*
Sensory Receptor Cells / cytology*,  physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
1317-61-9/Ferrosoferric Oxide

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