Study of human olfactory sensory system in response to various odorants in different dilutions on Eastern Indian population

Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 205-210

  Goswami, Arunava ^a   Chatterjee, Mou ^a   Mukherjee, Arijit ^b   Bhattacharya, Atanu ^c   Das, Souren ^b   Chattopadhyaya, Dhrubajyoti ^d  

^a Ballygunge Science College   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c VIDYASAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Genetic; Odorants; Olfactory

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BUTANOL; GASOLINE; GLYCEROL; HEPTANE; HEXANE; ISOPENTYL ACETATE; PETROLEUM; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR GENE; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1842457005     PISSN: 09724397     EISSN: 0974-0805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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