The term "congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism" (CHH) refers to a group of disorders featuring complete or partial pubertal failure due to insufficient secretion of the pituitary gonadotropins LH and FSH. Many boys (or their parents) will seek medical consultation because of partial or absent virilization after 14 yr of age. Small testes are very frequent, but height is generally normal. La...

BACKGROUND Olfaction dysfunction is linked to neurodegenerative diseases, therefore the evaluation of this function is becoming important AIM To evaluate olfaction in healthy participants. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated 44 healthy males and 55 females, aged 21 to 89 years with the Sniffing Sticks battery to determine normal values in Chilean population. During the test, participants must...

Olfaction is an important mechanism by which humans and animals communicate with environment. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) play crucial role in the olfactory mechanism. Here, we briefly discuss about the role of OBPs and their importance in industrial, pest management and therapeutic developments.

Olfaction is characterized by a salient hedonic dimension. Previous studies have shown that these affective responses to odors are modulated by physicochemical, physiological, and cognitive factors. The present study examined expertise influenced processing of pleasant and unpleasant odors on both perceptual and verbal levels. For this, performance on two olfactory tasks was compared between no...

It has long been recognized that olfaction and emotion are linked. While chemosensory research using both human and rodent models have indicated a change in emotion can contribute to olfactory dysfunction, there are few studies addressing the contribution of olfaction to a modulation in emotion. In mice, olfactory deficits have been linked with heightened anxiety levels, suggesting that there c...

BACKGROUND Volumetric analysis of the olfactory cleft by using computed tomography has been associated with olfaction in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, existing studies have not comprehensively measured olfaction, and it thus remains unknown whether correlations differ across specific dimensions of odor perception. OBJECTIVE To use comprehensive measures of patient-repor...