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MeSH Heading: Smell
Tree Number(s): F02.830.816.643; G11.561.790.643
Unique ID: D012903
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012903
Annotation: differentiate from OLFACTORY PERCEPTION: SMELL takes place in the nose, OLFACTORY PERCEPTION takes place in the brain
Scope Note: The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.
Entry Term(s): Olfaction; Sense of Smell
NLM Classification #: WV 302
See Also: Olfaction Disorders
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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