Quantification of chemical vapors in chemosensory research

Chemical Senses

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 467-477

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography; Irritant vapor quantification; Odorous vapor quantification; Olfactometry; Vapor liquid concentration relationships

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; IRRITANT AGENT; SOLVENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OLFACTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY STIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VAPORIZATION; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; GAS; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; RESEARCH; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; VOLATILIZATION;

CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; GASES; IRRITANTS; LABORATORY CHEMICALS; RESEARCH; SMELL; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 1642363974     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/28.6.467     Document Type: Article

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