A computational study of odorant transport and deposition in the canine nasal cavity: Implications for olfaction

Chemical Senses

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 553-566

  Lawson, M J ^a,b   Craven, B A ^a   Paterson, E G ^a   Settles, G S ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine olfaction; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Nasal airflow; Odorant deposition patterns; Odorant transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOG; NONHUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE SEPTUM; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; NASAL CAVITY; ODORS; SMELL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MACROSMIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863860533     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjs039     Document Type: Article

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