title: Current concepts in olfaction.
abstract: Because of the location of the olfactory epithelium and bulb, the processes involved in olfaction have been difficult to evaluate. However, the recent application of comprehensive nasal endoscopy, reproducible olfactory testing, and molecular biologic techniques to the study of the transduction of olfactory information has elucidated some of the events in odorant perception.
authors.affiliation: Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Loury
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009832:Olfactory Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*