"Smell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816.643 G11.561.790.643
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| Concept/Terms |
Smell- Smell
- Sense of Smell
- Smell Sense
- Olfaction
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Smell" by people in this website by year, and whether "Smell" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smell" by people in Profiles.
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Adaptive filters at the first olfactory synapse. PLoS Biol. 2025 Sep; 23(9):e3003405.
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Prolonged exposure to food odors suppresses feeding via an olfactory bulb-to-hypothalamus circuit. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 23; 16(1):7892.
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Distinct Patterns of PV and SST GABAergic Neuronal Activity in the Basal Forebrain during Olfactory-Guided Behavior in Mice. J Neurosci. 2025 Mar 26; 45(13).
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Changes in taste and odor sensitivities during repeated bicycle ergometer exercises. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2025 Dec; 22(1):2441769.
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Dense and Persistent Odor Representations in the Olfactory Bulb of Awake Mice. J Neurosci. 2024 Sep 25; 44(39).
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Olfactory Dysfunction and Depression Trajectories in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 01 01; 79(1).
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Co-transmitting interneurons in the mouse olfactory bulb regulate olfactory detection and discrimination. Cell Rep. 2023 12 26; 42(12):113471.
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Homing and Nest Recognition in Nocturnal Blue Petrels: What Scent May Attract Birds to their Burrows? J Chem Ecol. 2023 Aug; 49(7-8):384-396.
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Innate and learned odor-guided behaviors utilize distinct molecular signaling pathways in a shared dopaminergic circuit. Cell Rep. 2023 02 28; 42(2):112026.
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Associative learning drives longitudinally graded presynaptic plasticity of neurotransmitter release along axonal compartments. Elife. 2022 03 14; 11.