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The human vomeronasal organ (VNO) has long been a source of curious interest in the scientific literature.
Frank Zufall of the University of Maryland at College Park and his colleagues suspected that the answer lies in the vomeronasal organ (VNO), a small pit inside the nose that, in many animals, detects pheromones and other molecules important in reproduction.
The vomeronasal organ in rodents is an important social and sexual signaling pathway.
 
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