Does odour cross contamination alter olfactory thresholds in certain odours?

Rhinology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 166-169

  Gaskin, Julian A ^a   Robinson, A M ^a   Philpott, Carl M ^b   Goodenough, P C ^c   Clark, A ^d   Murty, G E ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Odours; Olfactory test; Olfactory thresholds

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CINEOLE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; ETHANETHIOL; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; TERPENE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; ADULT; AGED; CYCLOHEXANOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOTERPENES; ODORS; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 52949091845     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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