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A possible mechanism for olfactory transduction depends on the formation of a weak bound complex between an absorbed gas molecule and certain carotenoid pigments.
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ROSENBERG, B., MISRA, T. & SWITZER, R. Mechanism of Olfactory Transduction. Nature 217, 423–427 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217423a0
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