Handbook of olfaction and gustation

Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Introduction and Historical Perspective; Anatomy of the Human Nasal Passages; Morphology of the Mammalian Olfactory Epithelium: Form, Fine Structure, Function, and Pathology; Olfactory Mucosa: Composition, Enzymatic Localization, and Metabolism; Molecular Neurobiology of Olfactory Transduction; Neurogenesis in the Adult Olfactory Neuroepithelium; Developmental Anatomy of the Olfactory System; Anatomy and Neurochemistry of the Olfactory Bulb; Central Olfactory Structures; Sensory Physiology of Central Olfactory Pathways.;Examines the biochemistry, physiology, and anatomy of the olfactory, gustatory, and trigeminal chemosensory systems. The text explores the role of olfactory assessment in disease diagnosis and provides an up-to-date review of chemosensory research.