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An accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main OLFACTORY MUCOSA. It is situated at the base of nasal septum close to the VOMER and NASAL BONES. It forwards chemical signals (such as PHEROMONES) to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, thus influencing reproductive and social behavior. In humans, most of its structures except the vomeronasal duct undergo regression after birth.
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- Jacobson Organ
- Jacobson's Organ
- Organum Vomeronasale
- Jacobsons Organ
- Organum Vomeronasales
- Vomeronasal Organs
- Vomeronasale, Organum
- Vomeronasal Nerve
- Vomeronasal System
- Vomeronasal Nerves
- Vomeronasal Systems
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Vomeronasal Organ. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019147. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019147
- Vomeronasal Organ. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomeronasal_organ
- Vomeronasal Organ. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336484