title: Differential stimulation of second messenger pathways by distinct classes of odorants.
abstract: Using ciliary preparations from rat olfactory epithelia, representative compounds of different odorant classes were assayed for the capability of stimulating the formation of second messengers in a subsecond time range. Fruity, floral and minty odors were found to induce a transient accumulation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate, whereas the herbaceous and putrid compounds under test caused a rise in inositol trisphosphate concentration.
authors.affiliation: University Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Department of Zoophysiology, Garbenstrasse 30, 7000 Stuttgart 70, F.R.G.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boekhoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Breer