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Bioelectronic Nose Integration of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

Mechanisms of olfaction

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Sharma, R; Matsunami, H
December 1, 2014

Molecular mechanisms of olfaction have been intensively studied in the last quarter century. Receptors by which olfactory stimuli are detected are vastly different between different animal species and even between different olfactory organs of the same species. This chapter includes a description of the anatomy of the mammalian olfactory system and an overview of the receptors. The signaling mechanism and expression pattern of these receptors is discussed along with how the brain decodes olfactory information gathered from the environment and then translates these signals into behaviors. This chapter also contains brief comparison of the fish, insect and nematode olfactory receptors.

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December 1, 2014

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9789401786133

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23 / 45
 

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Sharma, R., & Matsunami, H. (2014). Mechanisms of olfaction. In Bioelectronic Nose Integration of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology (Vol. 9789401786133, pp. 23–45). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8613-3_2
Sharma, R., and H. Matsunami. “Mechanisms of olfaction.” In Bioelectronic Nose Integration of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, 9789401786133:23–45, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8613-3_2.
Sharma R, Matsunami H. Mechanisms of olfaction. In: Bioelectronic Nose Integration of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology. 2014. p. 23–45.
Sharma, R., and H. Matsunami. “Mechanisms of olfaction.” Bioelectronic Nose Integration of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, vol. 9789401786133, 2014, pp. 23–45. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8613-3_2.
Sharma R, Matsunami H. Mechanisms of olfaction. Bioelectronic Nose Integration of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology. 2014. p. 23–45.

DOI

Publication Date

December 1, 2014

Volume

9789401786133

Start / End Page

23 / 45