Olfactory detectability of homologous n-alkylbenzenes as reflected by concentration-detection functions in humans

Neuroscience

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 236-248

  Cometto Muniz J E ^a   Abraham, M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

interindividual odor sensitivity; n alkylbenzenes; odor detection thresholds; olfactory structure activity relationships; psychometric odor functions

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BUTYLBENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; HEXYLBENZENE; N ALKYLBENZENE DERIVATIVE; OCTYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OLFACTORY CORTEX; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODORS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SMELL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349097435     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.03.029     Document Type: Article

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