- Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS)
Association established to advance the understanding of chemosensory mechanisms by bringing to one forum the variety of different scientific disciplines currently being used to approach the chemical senses
http://www.achems.org/
- Human olfactory receptor repertoire
Olfactory receptor sequences that represent essentially the complete repertoire of functional human odorant receptors.
http://www.genomebiology.com/2001/2/6/research/0018/
- Olfaction
Current understanding of the physiological basis for olfaction (sense of smell) and the possible molecular interactions that specify odorant signaling.
http://www.leffingwell.com/olfaction.htm
- Scientific American: Making Sense of Taste
Analysis of how cells on the tongue register the sensations of sweet, salty, sour and bitter, and how the brain interprets these signals as various tastes.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000641D5-F855-1C70-84A9809EC588EF21
- Smell and Taste Disorders
The Merck Manual takes an extensive look at discussion on diagnosis and treatment.
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec6/72.htm
- Smell and Taste Disorders
Provides an overview about how smell and taste work, the main causes of disorders of these senses, and the diagnoses and treatments of them.
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/topics/smell_taste.cfm
- The ChemoReception Web
Sensory, biological, and chemical aspects of how tastes, smells, and pheromones are received and perceived. Includes a comprehensive index of scientific abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/crw/home.html
- The Sense of Scents, the Sense of Self
Smell and its interaction with the brain, and in particular the relationship between smell and memory.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro98/202s98-paper3/Bresnan3.html
- The Sense of Taste
Answers questions about the sense of taste.
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/Taste.html
- The Taste and Smell Clinic
Located in Washington, D.C. Information about the clinic, diagnosis, treatment, FAQs, research and contact details.
http://www.tasteandsmell.com
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