Kirill Ukhanov,Cedric R Uytingco,Carlos de Celis et al.
Kirill Ukhanov et al.
In terrestrial mammals, odorant receptors and associated sensory transduction machinery in olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are compartmentalized in the cilia, a critically important organelle for odor detection. The large number and length...
Taste Receptors and Their Ecological Niches: Cats, Dogs, and Other Vertebrates [0.03%]
味觉受体及其生态位：猫、狗和其他脊椎动物
Peihua Jiang,Gary K Beauchamp
Peihua Jiang
Many species of animals rely on their chemical senses to detect tastants and odorants to guide dietary selection, avoid danger, and modulate social interactions, all of which ultimately enhance survival and fitness. Significant progress has...
João Victor Gomes,Raquel A Reilly,Joel A Butterwick
João Victor Gomes
Across the animal kingdom, a remarkable diversity of chemoreceptors has evolved, reflecting the ecological and evolutionary pressures that shape species-specific sensory demands. Insects, the most biodiverse class of animals, play crucial r...
Opposing expression pattern of opsin 3 and opsin 5 in the developing and adult nasal epithelium [0.03%]
视杆色素3和视杆色素5在鼻黏膜上皮发育及成人期表达的拮抗模式研究
Ramanujam Karthikeyan,Anna-Carin Hägglund,Ebba Bengtsson et al.
Ramanujam Karthikeyan et al.
In the nasal cavity, olfactory receptor neurons are situated in the sensory epithelium and act to transduce odor signals, whereas the respiratory epithelium is responsible for removing unwanted particles from inhaled air. Although several m...
Max L Fletcher,Ian F Chapman,Keval Patel et al.
Max L Fletcher et al.
Animals, including humans, exhibit caution when encountering novel foods, a phenomenon known as food neophobia. This hesitancy decreases with repeated exposures, provided the food is perceived as safe. While extensive research has establish...
Alessandro Nicoli,Florian Bößl,Antonella Di Concilio Moschen et al.
Alessandro Nicoli et al.
Olfactory perception, mediated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) such as odorant receptors (ORs) and trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs), plays a pivotal role in human health, influencing behaviors like food choices and serving as...
Free odor identification engages domain-general cognitive abilities in old adults [0.03%]
免费气味识别在老年人中激活领域通用认知能力
Thomas Hörberg,Jonas K Olofsson,Rohan Raj et al.
Thomas Hörberg et al.
Naming common odors can be an exceptionally challenging task even for young and healthy individuals. Due to this difficulty, tests of cued odor identification (OID) are used instead of free odor identification in cognitive, neuropsychologic...
Gustatory dysfunction is associated with increased mortality Among US adults [0.03%]
味觉障碍与美国成年人的死亡率增加有关
Sophie E Yu,Margaret B Mitchell,Jonathan Zou et al.
Sophie E Yu et al.
Gustatory dysfunction (GD), or taste dysfunction, is associated with poor quality of life. Recent literature has demonstrated an association between olfactory dysfunction (OD) and mortality in older adults. However, the association between ...
Response Characteristics of Oral Mechanosensory Neurons in the Mouse Trigeminal Ganglion [0.03%]
小鼠三叉神经节口腔机械感受神经元的响应特征分析
Thomas A Myers,Robin F Krimm,Joseph M Breza
Thomas A Myers
Mechanosensory neurons play a crucial role in determining the location of stimuli on the receptor surface, movement, as well as the identification and discrimination of textures. To date, little is known about mechanosensory neuron types th...
Unexpected loss of TAS1R1-TAS1R3 umami taste receptor function in carnivorous Lyncodontini mustelids [0.03%]
食肉灵齿族Mustelidae的umami味觉受体TAS1R1-TAS1R3功能意外丧失
Mieczyslaw Wolsan,Jun J Sato
Mieczyslaw Wolsan
Lyncodon patagonicus (Patagonian weasel), Galictis cuja (lesser grison), and Galictis vittata (greater grison) are the only extant species of Lyncodontini, a relatively poorly known Neotropical tribe of the mustelid subfamily Ictonychinae w...