title: Cell and molecular biology of olfaction.
abstract: Genetics, experience, environment, and health can all affect the anatomic and physiologic components of the olfactory system and thereby influence olfactory performance. Large individual differences exist among subjects with respect to olfactory sensitivity and identification ability, which may result in both qualitative and quantitative differences in perceptual ability.
authors.affiliation: Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-3308, USA. rawson@monell.org
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Rawson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000502:physiology; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000502:physiology; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D011485:Protein Binding; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins