Nicotine as an odorant : a biochemical and electrophysiological study of receptors for nicotine in the olfactory epithelium of the rat

The results suggest that nicotine vapour stimulates an in vitro olfactory preparation in three strains of rat and two strains of mouse, in a manner similar to known odorants. Preliminary experiments also suggest that nicotine is an odorant for human subjects. In the rat, the electro-olfactogram (EOG...

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Main Author: Edwards, Damian Andrew
Published: University of Warwick 1987
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.233306