Agonistic sensory effects of airborne chemicals in mixtures: Odor, nasal pungency, and eye irritation

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 665-674

  Cometto Muñiz, J Enrique ^a,c   Cain, William S ^a   Hudnell, H Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; ODOR;

ADULT; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; ODORS; SMELL;

EID: 0031183481     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03206014     Document Type: Article

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