Olfactory sensitivity for putrefaction-associated thiols and indols in three species of non-human primate

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 4169-4178

  Laska, Matthias ^a   Bautista, Rosa Mariela Rivas ^b   Höfelmann, Daniela ^c   Sterlemann, Vera ^c   Salazar, Laura Teresa Hernandez ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection thresholds; Indols; Non human primates; Olfactory sensitivity; Putrefaction; Thiols

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; ODOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PRIMATES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.; CEBIDAE; MACACA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; PRIMATES; RATTUS; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS;

EID: 38349068842     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.012237     Document Type: Article

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