title: [Olfactory function in old age].
abstract: Olfactory function decreases with age. This is frequent: one in four individuals above 52 years of age exhibits olfactory loss. This decrease in olfactory function can be seen at all levels of olfactory information processing, both on a functional and a morphological level. Recent studies, however, indicate that olfactory loss with age may not be an inevitable fate.
authors.affiliation: Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Riechen & Schmecken, Universitätsklinik Carl-Gustav-Carus an der TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland, thummel@mail.zih.tu-dresden.de.
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authors.lastname: Hummel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008959:Models, Neurological; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055696:Olfactory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*