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How the olfactory system makes sense of scents

Article Abstract:

The current view of molecular coding in the olfactory system is not complete, but is nevertheless very attractive in its simplicity and power. There are many issues still to be researched, including how the large receptor repertoires are controlled.

Author: Firestein, Stuart
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
Physiological aspects, Smell, Neural transmission, Synaptic transmission

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The good taste of genomics

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It has been possible to identify a new family of bitter-taste receptors in mice and humans. However, it is unlikely that all the bitter-taste receptors have now been identified, as only 14% of the human genome was available to be searched.

Author: Firestein, Stuart
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
Sensory evaluation

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Nervous engineering

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A description is presented of a peptide scaffold biomaterial that has the potential to repair damaged tissue in the human nervous system.

Author: Schachner, Melitta
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
Nerve tissue

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