Aroma Compound Receptors
Animals that are capable of smell detect aroma compounds with olfactory receptors. Olfactory receptors are cell membrane receptors on the surface of sensory neurons in the olfactory system that detect air-borne aroma compounds.
In mammals, olfactory receptors are expressed on the surface of the olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity.
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