Structure-activity relationships on the odor detectability of homologous carboxylic acids by humans

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 207, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 75-84

  Cometto Muñiz, J Enrique ^b   Abraham, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Concentration detection odor functions; Homologous carboxylic acids; Odor thresholds; Olfactory detectability; Olfactory potency; Olfactory structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; HEXANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTOMETER; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADULT; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 78149357016     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2430-0     Document Type: Article

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