title: Chemoresponsiveness and breath physiology in anosmia.
abstract: Anosmia is a model to study the interaction among chemoreception systems. In the head injury, the traumatic irreversible anosmia caused by damage to olfactory nerve fibers and brain regions is of enviable research interest. In this study, psychophysiological tests for a comprehensive assessment of olfactory function were utilized to investigate anosmia, together with a new technique based on the breath real-time monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). We applied the breath and VOCs analysis to investigate chemoresponsiveness in the long-term irreversible post-traumatic anosmia.
authors.affiliation: Sensorial Physiology Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66013, Chieti, Italy, amazzatenta@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzatenta
authors.forename: Mieczyslaw
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pokorski
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Montinaro
authors.forename: Camillo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Giulio
mesh_terms: D020001:1-Butanol; D002344:Carotid Body / Q000503:physiopathology; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009812:Odorants; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012119:Respiration; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds
chemical_list: D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D020001:1-Butanol