title: Effect of nasal dilators on perceived odor intensity.
abstract: Subjects wearing nasal dilators rated olfactory stimuli as being more intense compared with ratings done without nasal expansion. The results support a perceptual constancy model in olfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse 13617, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Hornung
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mozell
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000502:physiology*; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D018035:Receptors, Odorant / Q000378:metabolism*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018035:Receptors, Odorant