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Nose thyself: individuality in the human olfactory genome

A recent study using cell-based assays together with an olfactory psychophysical survey in humans has established a link between a genetic polymorphism in an odorant receptor and variability in perception of the smell of the steroid androstenone.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhang, Xiaohong, Firestein, Stuart
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2258179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18086317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-230
Descripción
Sumario:A recent study using cell-based assays together with an olfactory psychophysical survey in humans has established a link between a genetic polymorphism in an odorant receptor and variability in perception of the smell of the steroid androstenone.