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'''Odotope Theory''', also known as Weak-Shape Theory{{Fact|date=February 2009}}, is a theory of how [[olfactory receptor]]s bind to [[odor]] molecules. The theory proposes that a combination of shape factors determine the coupling. |
'''Odotope Theory''', also known as Weak-Shape Theory{{Fact|date=February 2009}}, is a theory of how [[olfactory receptor]]s bind to [[odor]] molecules. The theory proposes that a combination of shape factors determine the coupling. The word itself is an analogy to [[epitope]]s. |
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Revision as of 16:23, 16 February 2009
Odotope Theory, also known as Weak-Shape Theory[citation needed], is a theory of how olfactory receptors bind to odor molecules. The theory proposes that a combination of shape factors determine the coupling. The word itself is an analogy to epitopes.
See also
References
- Mori, K. and Shepherd, GM. (1994). Emerging principles of molecular signal processing by mitral/tufted cells in the olfactory bulb. Semin Cell Biol 5-1:65-74.
- Burr, Chandler. The Emperor of Scent: A true story of perfume and obsession. Random House, New York: 2002.