Sentence examples for decrease in olfactory acuity from inspiring English sources
A reduced number of olfactory receptors could lead to an overall decrease in olfactory acuity during the non-breeding season, possibly complemented, by the previously mentioned pre-synaptic inhibition altering between seasons.
The underlying structural changes that may occur in these seasonal shifts in olfactory acuity are however still unknown.
The underlying anatomical or physiological mechanisms responsible for the seasonal change in olfactory acuity are however not explained.
It should be noted however that this is only the first step in unravelling the mechanisms behind this seasonal change in olfactory acuity.
Our finding of a marked age-related decrease in olfactory performance both in the AD-mice and in the control mice is in agreement with the well-documented decrease in human olfactory capabilities with age [e.g. 32], [33].
If a decrease in olfactory needs underlies this decrease in olfactory bulb size it may be that a high food environment relaxes the necessity to search for food using this sensory modality.
Despite these limitations to our study, the lack of a decrease in olfactory function in all 10 patients who developed cisplatin-induced hearing reduction indicates that cisplatin has no significant deleterious effect on olfactory function.
These may reflect alterations in the efficacy of OSN axon coalesence/targeting that could contribute to decreases in olfactory function.
This finding was notable in view of the exceptional olfactory acuity in the domestic dog.
The profound and complex nature of the airborne exposures at the WTC site, coupled with early reports of inflammation in the upper respiratory tract and the nasal passages in exposed individuals, led us to hypothesize that olfactory acuity would be decreased but that trigeminal sensitivity might be increased or decreased in this group.
Indeed, both the total number and the proportion of functional olfactory receptor genes were found to be positively correlated with olfactory acuity in mammals (Rouquier et al. 2000; Gilad et al. 2004).
