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A theoretical model of olfaction involving all the major mechanisms in the mass transport of odorant molecules from inspired air to the olfactory receptors is developed. The mechanisms included are: (i) convective bulk flow of odorant molecules to the olfactory region of the nasal cavity by inhaled air, (ii) lateral transport of odorant molecules from the flowing gas stream in the olfactory region onto the olfactory mucus surface, (iii) sorption of odorant molecules into the mucus at the air-mucus interface, (iv) diffusion of odorant molecules through the mucus layer, and (v) interaction of odorant molecules with the olfactory receptor cells. The model is solved to yield the olfactory response as a function of various physical variables such as the inspiratory flow rate, the mass transfer coefficient, the initial concentration of odorant molecules in the inhaled air, the length of the olfactory mucosa, the thickness of the olfactory mucosa, and the air-mucus partitioning (or solubility in the mucus) of odorant molecules. It was determined that the flow rate of the odorant carrier gas, length of the olfactory mucus surface, and the solubility of odorant molecules in the olfactory mu

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Author

Intaek Hahn; Peter W. Scherer; Maxwell M. Mozell

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0022-5193)

Published

1994

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)