Aeronutrients enter our body by being absorbed through networks of tiny blood vessels in the nose, lungs, olfactory ...

As we inhale through the nose or mouth, this little patch captures airborne aromas and flavors as they pass by and transmits the information to the olfactory bulb, which can distinguish the presence ...

in an individual’s olfactory epithelium. This process is mediated by differential rates of turnover (i.e., the rates of birth and survival) among the different neuron subtypes. The mechanisms by which ...

Smell is due to molecules of a particular substance that travel into your nose. These odor molecules contact a tissue called the olfactory epithelium (Fig. 1), which contains olfactory receptor cells ...

Primary neurons in the mammalian olfactory epithelium are continuously renewed, even during adulthood. According to Bauer et al., writing in The Journal of Neuroscience, leukaemia inhibitory ...

Additional imaging studies were performed on olfactory epithelium tissues of non-human primates. Olfactory epithelium of ...

High dependency of new neurons on insulin signaling. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...

The olfactory system is the sensory system that is responsible for the sense of smell (olfaction). It receives, processes and interprets odour information. The microanatomy of the axonal ...