On the scent : a journey through the science of smell

On the scent : a journey through the science of smell / Paolo Pelosi.

Smell is arguably the most evocative of senses, linked to memories and associations. For most animals it is vital for survival. For us, it enriches our experience of the world, our pleasure in food and drink, and affects all human interaction. Paolo Pelosi describes how scientists are finally unrave...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pelosi, P. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Smell > Physiology.
Smell.
smell (sense)
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Smell
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Smells and molecules. Molecules in the air : smells in our everyday life
  • Smells and molecules : chemical analysis in the nose
  • Sniffing our way around : a walk among smells
  • The olfactory code : a chemical language
  • 2. Messengers of sex and danger. Insect pheromones : fatal attraction
  • Mammalian pheromones : smelling ranks and kinship
  • 3. Proteins and smells. The biochemistry of olfaction : odorants meet the proteins
  • Odorant-binding proteins : a family of versatile molecules
  • Receptors and beyond : from odorants to emotions
  • 4. At the edge of imagination. Science or magic? : the debate on human pheromones
  • Digital olfaction : detecting and reproducing smells
  • Conclusion.

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