The Human Sense of Smell /

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 fu...

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Main Author: Laing, David G.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Doty, Richard L., Breipohl, W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 395 pages 74 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642762239 (electronic bk.)
3642762239 (electronic bk.)