Trigeminal and olfactory chemosensory impact of selected terpenes

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 765-770

  Cometto Muñiz, J Enrique ^a   Cain, William S ^a   Abraham, Michael H ^b   Kumarsingh, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anosmia; Chemosensory thresholds; Eye irritation; Nasal irritation; Nasal lateralization; Odor; Olfaction; Terpenes; Trigeminal nerve

Indexed keywords

TERPENE;

ADULT; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE IRRITATION; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY NERVE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; CHEMORECEPTORS; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; ISOMERISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOTERPENES; OLFACTION DISORDERS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TERPENES; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0031829598     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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