Selectivity and response characteristics of human olfactory neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1606-1613

  Rawson, N E ^a   Gomez, G ^a   Cowart, B ^a   Brand, J G ^a,c,d   Lowry, L D ^a,b   Pribitkin, E A ^b   Restrepo, D ^a,d  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER;

EID: 0030960813     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.3.1606     Document Type: Article

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