The E-nose: Scientists compete with nature's prolific sniffers

Scientist

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 38-39

  Maher, Brendan A ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; PNEUMONIA; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELLING; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TYPHOID FEVER; VIRUS INFECTION; WINE;

EID: 0037200763     PISSN: 08903670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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