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Olfaction

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Authors:
  1. J. E. Amoore

    1. Composition Investigations, Vegetable Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, USA

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  2. M. G. J. Beets

    1. International Flavors & Fragrances (Europe), Hilversum, Netherlands

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  3. J. T. Davies

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Great Britain

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  4. T. Engen

    1. Walter S. Hunter Laboratory of Psychology, Brown University, Providence, USA

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  5. J. Garcia

    1. Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

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  6. R. C. Gesteland

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

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  7. P. P. C. Graziadei

    1. Department of Biological Science, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

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  8. K.-E. Kaissling

    1. Abteilung Schneider, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Seewiesen, Germany

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  9. R. A. Koelling

    1. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

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  10. J. LeMagnen

    1. Collège de France, France

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  11. P. MacLeod

    1. Collège de France, France

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  12. D. G. Moulton

    1. Monell Chemical Senses Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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  13. M. M. Mozell

    1. Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse, USA

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  14. D. Ottoson

    1. Veterinärhögskolan, Fysiologiska Institutionen, Stockholm 50, Sweden

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  15. T. S. Parsons

    1. Department of Zoology, Ramsay Wright Zoological Laboratories, University of Toronto, Toronto 5, Canada

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  16. S. F. Takagi

    1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

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  17. D. Tucker

    1. Department of Biological Science, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

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  18. B. M. Wenzel

    1. Department of Physiology and Brain Research Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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Editors:
  1. Lloyd M. Beidler
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Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology (SENSORY, volume 4 / 1)

Part of the book sub series: Chemical Senses. (1730)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Anatomy of Nasal Structures from a Comparative Viewpoint

    • Thomas S. Parsons
    Pages 1-26

  3. The Olfactory Mucosa of Vertebrates

    • P. P. C. Graziadei
    Pages 27-58

  4. The Olfactory Pigment

    • D. G. Moulton
    Pages 59-74

  5. Degeneration and Regeneration of the Olfactory Epithelium

    • Sadayuki F. Takagi
    Pages 75-94

  6. The Electro-Olfactogram

    • David Ottoson
    Pages 95-131

  7. Neural Coding in Olfactory Receptor Cells

    • Robert C. Gesteland
    Pages 132-150

  8. Nonolfactory Responses from the Nasal Cavity: Jacobson’s Organ and the Trigeminal System

    • Don Tucker
    Pages 151-181

  9. Structure and Function of Higher Olfactory Centers

    • P. Mac Leod
    Pages 182-204

  10. Spatial and Temporal Patterning

    • Maxwell M. Mozell
    Pages 205-215

  11. Olfactory Psychophysics

    • Trygg Engen
    Pages 216-244

  12. Olfactory Genetics and Anosmia

    • John E. Amoore
    Pages 245-256

  13. Olfactory Response and Molecular Structure

    • M. G. J. Beets
    Pages 257-321

  14. Olfactory Theories

    • J. T. Davies
    Pages 322-350

  15. Insect Olfaction

    • Karl-Ernst Kaissling
    Pages 351-431

  16. Olfaction in Birds

    • Bernice M. Wenzel
    Pages 432-448

  17. The Use of Ionizing Rays as a Mammalian Olfactory Stimulus

    • John Garcia, Robert A. Koelling
    Pages 449-464

  18. Olfaction and Nutrition

    • J. LeMagnen
    Pages 465-482

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 483-549
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About this book

Olfaction is involved intimately in two of the most basic functions of animals: food intake and reproduction. There are also many other involvements of olfaction in animal behavior, not the least being communication. The authors of this volume have collected and evaluated the comparative anatomy, electron microscopy, electrophysiology, genetics, psychology, chemistry, and biophysics of the olfactory system and then indicated their roles in animal behavior. The importance of olfaction in the everyday life of an animal is just being realized fully and recent years have brought forth a great surge of research in this area. The diverse dis­ ciplines that contribute to our understanding of olfaction make the development of this volume rewarding for those working in this field. The olfactory system's very high sensitivity and its great power of molecular discrimination interests many chemists and physicists. Data from the study of both vertebrates and insects show that only one molecule of certain odors is necessary to stimulate a single olfactory receptor! The underlying physicochemical events are not yet understood. Also, many mammals can discriminate quickly the difference between two odors of similar structure. Thus the olfactory epithelium and the more centrally located neural components present the ultimate in chemical detection and analysis by a biological system. The principles involved are probably common to those of many other organs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Composition Investigations, Vegetable Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, USA

    J. E. Amoore

  • International Flavors & Fragrances (Europe), Hilversum, Netherlands

    M. G. J. Beets

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Great Britain

    J. T. Davies

  • Walter S. Hunter Laboratory of Psychology, Brown University, Providence, USA

    T. Engen

  • Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

    J. Garcia

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    R. C. Gesteland

  • Department of Biological Science, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

    P. P. C. Graziadei, D. Tucker

  • Abteilung Schneider, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Seewiesen, Germany

    K.-E. Kaissling

  • University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

    R. A. Koelling

  • Collège de France, France

    J. LeMagnen, P. MacLeod

  • Monell Chemical Senses Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    D. G. Moulton

  • Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse, USA

    M. M. Mozell

  • Veterinärhögskolan, Fysiologiska Institutionen, Stockholm 50, Sweden

    D. Ottoson

  • Department of Zoology, Ramsay Wright Zoological Laboratories, University of Toronto, Toronto 5, Canada

    T. S. Parsons

  • Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

    S. F. Takagi

  • Department of Physiology and Brain Research Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    B. M. Wenzel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Olfaction

  • Authors: J. E. Amoore, M. G. J. Beets, J. T. Davies, T. Engen, J. Garcia, R. C. Gesteland, P. P. C. Graziadei, K.-E. Kaissling, R. A. Koelling, J. LeMagnen, P. MacLeod, D. G. Moulton, M. M. Mozell, D. Ottoson, T. S. Parsons, S. F. Takagi, D. Tucker, … B. M. Wenzel

  • Editors: Lloyd M. Beidler

  • Series Title: Handbook of Sensory Physiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65126-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag, Berlin · Heidelberg 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-65128-1Published: 07 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-65126-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0072-9906

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 518

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general

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