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The Human Sense of Smell

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
  2. Anatomy, Physiology and Chemistry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Ultrastructure of the Human Olfactory Mucosa

      • David Taylor Moran, Bruce W Jafek, J Carter Rowley III
      Pages 3-28
    3. Physiology of Olfactory Reception and Transduction: General Principles

      • Thomas V. Getchell, Marilyn L. Getchell
      Pages 61-76
    4. Molecular Structure and Smell

      • M Chastrette, D Zakarya
      Pages 77-92
  3. Measurement of Olfactory Responses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
  4. Development and Senescence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
    2. Olfactory Function in Neonates

      • Richard L Doty
      Pages 155-165
    3. Olfactory Preferences in Children and Adults

      • Julie A Mennella, Gary K Beauchamp
      Pages 167-180
  5. Basic Characteristics of Human Olfaction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
    2. Olfactory Adaptation

      • E P Köster, Rene A de Wijk
      Pages 199-215
    3. Memory for Odors

      • Frank R Schab, William S Cain
      Pages 217-240
    4. Comparison of Odor Perception in Humans and Animals

      • James C Walker, Roger A Jennings
      Pages 261-280
  6. Clinical and Health Aspects of Olfaction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281
    2. Olfactory Dysfunction

      • David V Smith, Allen M Seiden
      Pages 283-305

About this book

Often being vastly underrated the human sense of smell plays an essential role in our life, e.g. in food acceptance, fragrance appreciation, and as a warning device for spoiled food, toxic gases and the presence of fire. The book provides a multidisciplinary up-to-date review of the structure and function of the sense of smell and of how it is influenced by the environment and diseases. It is divided into the following 5 sections: - Anatomy, Physiology and Chemistry - Measurement of OlfactoryResponses - Development and Senescense - Basic Characteristics of Human Olfaction - Clinical and Health Aspects of Olfaction.

Editors and Affiliations

  • CSIRO Sensory Research Center, North Ryde, Australia

    David G. Laing

  • Smell and Taste Center School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Richard L. Doty

  • Department of Anatomy, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia

    Winrich Breipohl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Human Sense of Smell

  • Editors: David G. Laing, Richard L. Doty, Winrich Breipohl

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76223-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-76225-3Published: 22 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-76223-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 395

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Otorhinolaryngology

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