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Sense of Smell: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases

The sense of smell in humans is also called olfactory perception and is divided into three different anatomical structures with the olfactory epithelium, the olfactory filaments and the upstream part of the olfactory brain, which are jointly responsible for the perception as well as processing of odor stimuli. Although the sense of smell in humans … Sense of Smell: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases

G Protein: Function & Diseases

The term G proteins refers to an inhomogeneous group of proteins that can bind the nucleotides guanosine diphosphate (GDP) and guanosine triphosphate (GTP). They perform a critical function in the transduction and “translation” of extracellular signals into and within the cell. Membrane-bound, heterotrimeric G proteins are the mediators between the extracellular and intracellular space, and … G Protein: Function & Diseases