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Chemistry of the sense of smell / / by Charles S. Sell
| Chemistry of the sense of smell / / by Charles S. Sell |
| Autore | Sell Charles S. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
| Soggetto topico | Chemical senses |
| ISBN |
1-118-52298-2
1-118-52314-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Why Do We Have a Sense of Smell?; The Evolution of Olfaction; Good Food; Bad Food; Navigation; Danger Signals; Chemical Communication; Insect Pheromones; Vertebrate Pheromones?; Mammalian Pheromones?; Caveat; Communication in Plants; Micro-organism- and Parasite-Induced Communication; Human Olfaction in Context; Olfaction in the Context of the Senses; The Chemical Basis of All the Senses; Distinguishing Features of Smell as a Sense; Odour is not a Molecular Property; References; Chapter 2 The Mechanism of Olfaction
OverviewComparison with other Species; Differences between Insect and Human Olfaction; Differences between Fish and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Reptile and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Human Olfaction and that of Other Mammals; The Human Sense of Smell; Basic Anatomy of the Human Nose; The Olfactory Epithelium and the Olfactory Receptors; Body Position; Two Noses; Other Receptors in the Nose; Transport to the Olfactory Receptors; Nasal Airflow; Sniffing; The Olfactory Mucus; Odour-Binding Proteins; Nasal Metabolism Solubility Effects and Delivery of Odorants to ReceptorsDistribution of Olfactory Receptor Types Across the Olfactory Epithelium; Olfactory Receptors; Olfactory Receptors in Organs other than the Olfactory Epithelium; 7-Transmembrane G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs); The Extracellular Surface; The Transmembrane Region (TM) and the Ligand Binding Pocket (LBP); Modulation of GPCR Signalling by Other Cell Proteins; Summary Description of Olfactory Receptor Structure and Activation; Multiple Binding Sites; Olfactory Receptor Modelling; Receptive Ranges of Olfactory Receptors Receptor Amino Acid Sequence and Receptive RangeInteractions Between Odorants at the Receptor; Antagonism; Allosteric Modulation of GPCRs; Activation of the G-Protein; The Second Messenger System; Signal Shut-Down and Reset; Modulation of Elements of the Second Messenger Cascade; Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Basic Flow of Signal Processing; Input from Other Senses and Non-Sensory Sources; Techniques Used to Study Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Olfactory Sensory Neurons; The Olfactory Bulb; The Piriform Cortex; The Orbitofrontal Cortex; Other Higher Brain Centres; Brain Plasticity; Temporal Effects The Link from Molecular Structure to PerceptionOlfactory Fatigue, Adaptation and Habituation; Pattern Recognition; Mixtures; Binary Mixtures; The Subjectivity of Odour; Anosmia; Introduction; General Anosmia; Specific Anosmia; Overcoming Specific Anosmia; References; Chapter 3 Analysis and Characterisation of Odour; Chemical Analysis of Odour; Chemical Purity and Odour Purity; Measurement and Characterisation of Odour; Subjectivity of Odour; Techniques of Odour Measurement; Odour Character; Odour Threshold; Odour Intensity; Odour Tenacity; Odour Radiance, Bloom and Trail; Electronic Noses References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140397403321 |
Sell Charles S.
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry of the sense of smell / / by Charles S. Sell
| Chemistry of the sense of smell / / by Charles S. Sell |
| Autore | Sell Charles S. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
| Soggetto topico | Chemical senses |
| ISBN |
1-118-52298-2
1-118-52314-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Why Do We Have a Sense of Smell?; The Evolution of Olfaction; Good Food; Bad Food; Navigation; Danger Signals; Chemical Communication; Insect Pheromones; Vertebrate Pheromones?; Mammalian Pheromones?; Caveat; Communication in Plants; Micro-organism- and Parasite-Induced Communication; Human Olfaction in Context; Olfaction in the Context of the Senses; The Chemical Basis of All the Senses; Distinguishing Features of Smell as a Sense; Odour is not a Molecular Property; References; Chapter 2 The Mechanism of Olfaction
OverviewComparison with other Species; Differences between Insect and Human Olfaction; Differences between Fish and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Reptile and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Human Olfaction and that of Other Mammals; The Human Sense of Smell; Basic Anatomy of the Human Nose; The Olfactory Epithelium and the Olfactory Receptors; Body Position; Two Noses; Other Receptors in the Nose; Transport to the Olfactory Receptors; Nasal Airflow; Sniffing; The Olfactory Mucus; Odour-Binding Proteins; Nasal Metabolism Solubility Effects and Delivery of Odorants to ReceptorsDistribution of Olfactory Receptor Types Across the Olfactory Epithelium; Olfactory Receptors; Olfactory Receptors in Organs other than the Olfactory Epithelium; 7-Transmembrane G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs); The Extracellular Surface; The Transmembrane Region (TM) and the Ligand Binding Pocket (LBP); Modulation of GPCR Signalling by Other Cell Proteins; Summary Description of Olfactory Receptor Structure and Activation; Multiple Binding Sites; Olfactory Receptor Modelling; Receptive Ranges of Olfactory Receptors Receptor Amino Acid Sequence and Receptive RangeInteractions Between Odorants at the Receptor; Antagonism; Allosteric Modulation of GPCRs; Activation of the G-Protein; The Second Messenger System; Signal Shut-Down and Reset; Modulation of Elements of the Second Messenger Cascade; Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Basic Flow of Signal Processing; Input from Other Senses and Non-Sensory Sources; Techniques Used to Study Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Olfactory Sensory Neurons; The Olfactory Bulb; The Piriform Cortex; The Orbitofrontal Cortex; Other Higher Brain Centres; Brain Plasticity; Temporal Effects The Link from Molecular Structure to PerceptionOlfactory Fatigue, Adaptation and Habituation; Pattern Recognition; Mixtures; Binary Mixtures; The Subjectivity of Odour; Anosmia; Introduction; General Anosmia; Specific Anosmia; Overcoming Specific Anosmia; References; Chapter 3 Analysis and Characterisation of Odour; Chemical Analysis of Odour; Chemical Purity and Odour Purity; Measurement and Characterisation of Odour; Subjectivity of Odour; Techniques of Odour Measurement; Odour Character; Odour Threshold; Odour Intensity; Odour Tenacity; Odour Radiance, Bloom and Trail; Electronic Noses References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824489003321 |
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Sell Charles S.
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perfume in the Bible / / Charles Sell
| Perfume in the Bible / / Charles Sell |
| Autore | Sell Charles S. |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Royal Society of Chemistry, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 p.) |
| Disciplina | 220.866854 |
| Soggetto topico |
Odors in the Bible
Perfumes - Biblical teaching Perfumes - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| ISBN |
9781839168406
1839168404 9781788018388 1788018389 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911026139403321 |
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Sell Charles S.
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| London, England : , : Royal Society of Chemistry, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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