Tests of the chromatographic theory of olfaction with highly soluble odors : a combined electro-olfactogram and computational fluid dynamics study in the mouse
© 2019. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd..
The idea that the vertebrate nasal cavity operates like a gas chromatograph to separate and discriminate odors, referred to herein as the 'chromatographic theory' (CT), has a long and interesting history. Though the last decade has seen renewed interest in the notion, its validity remains in question. Here we examine a necessary condition of the theory: a correlation between nasal odor deposition patterns based on mucus solubility and the distribution of olfactory sensory neuron odotypes. Our recent work in the mouse failed to find such a relationship even across large sorption gradients within the olfactory epithelium (OE). However, these studies did not test extremely soluble odorants or low odor concentrations, factors that could explain our inability to find supporting evidence for the CT. The current study combined computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of odor sorption patterns and electro-olfactogram (EOG) measurements of olfactory sensory neuron responses. The odorants tested were at the extremes of mucus solubility and at a range of concentrations. Results showed no relationship between local odor sorption patterns and EOG response maps. Together, results again failed to support a necessary condition of the CT casting further doubt on the viability of this classical odor coding mechanism.
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2019 |
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2019 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8 |
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Biology open - 8(2019), 10 vom: 24. Okt. |
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Englisch |
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Coppola, David M [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 08.01.2020 published: Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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