Effects of anosmia on Polycose appetite in the rat.
Female rats made temporarily anosmic by intranasal treatment with zinc sulphate showed little or no reduction in their intake of a polysaccharide (Polycose) solution. This finding, along with the previous finding that experimentally-induced hypoguesia suppresses Polycose intake, indicates that olfaction is much less important than gustation in the mediation of polysaccharide appetite.
D000818:Animals; D001066:Appetite / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005936:Glucans; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D013431:Sulfates; D015032:Zinc; D019287:Zinc Sulfate
D005936:Glucans; D013431:Sulfates; D019287:Zinc Sulfate; D015032:Zinc