olfactory receptor

基本解释

Previously, scientists have used frog eggs to study the olfactory receptors of moths, honeybees and fruit flies.
在此之前，科学家们已经利用青蛙卵研究了飞蛾、蜜蜂和果蝇的嗅觉感受器。
From the ten microbial odors previously discovered nine elicited responses from all three olfactory receptors on the mouthparts and 5 of them inhibited the CO2 response.
十种脚部细菌味中的九种能同时兴奋这三种嗅觉神经，其中五种使嗅觉神经元对二氧化碳失去反应。
In fact, Dowling says, a dog can have up to 225 million olfactory receptors in their nose -- the part of their brain devoted to scent is 40 times greater than that of a human.
事实上，据道林介绍，狗鼻子里的嗅觉感受器多达2.25亿个——狗大脑中控制嗅觉的区域比人类的要大40 多倍。

In the geeky, fiercely competitive world of neurobiology, the identification of olfactory receptors was huge news.
FORBES: The Secrets of Scent
Another mystery the original discovery had left unsolved was this: How can humans, with only 350 olfactory receptors, distinguish 10, 000 or more odorants?
FORBES: Magazine Article
Working with rats, Axel and Buck pinpointed 1, 000 types of "olfactory receptors" located in the back of the nose, on a spot called the olfactory epithelium.
FORBES: Magazine Article