Sensopercepción olfatoria: una revisión

Aler Fuentes; María Javiera Fresno; Hugo Santander; Saúl Valenzuela; Mario Felipe Gutiérrez; Rodolfo Miralles

doi:10.4067/S0034-98872011000300013

Sensopercepción olfatoria: una revisión

Aler Fuentes^*, María Javiera Fresno, Hugo Santander, Saúl Valenzuela, Mario Felipe Gutiérrez, Rodolfo Miralles

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Los seres humanos poseen una relación de reciprocidad e interdependencia con su entorno, por esto, deben estar preparados para adaptarse a sus continuos cambios. Para lograr captar las señales químicas del ambiente, es de vital importancia el sentido del olfato, ya que nos permite captar las sustancias dispersas en el aire y al percibir estas señales, desarrollar conductas tendientes a lograr la supervivencia, como son el encontrar fuentes de alimento y habitat, así como conseguir la interacción social y reproducción. En los mamíferos estas señales químicas son recibidas por dos sistemas olfatorios diferentes: el sistema olfatorio principal y el sistema olfatorio accesorio o vomeronasal1. Desde un punto de vista convencional, el sistema olfatorio principal es el responsable de la detección de odorantes volátiles comunes, y el sistema olfatorio accesorio responde a las feromonas involucradas en la comunicación social2.

El objetivo de la presente revisión es describir en forma detallada el sistema olfatorio principal y mencionar algunos aspectos del sistema olfatorio accesorio, que pueden ser de gran utilidad al clínico en su práctica diaria.

Título traducido de la contribución	Olfactory sensory perception
Idioma original	Español
Páginas (desde-hasta)	362-367
Número de páginas	6
Publicación	Revista Medica de Chile
Volumen	139
N.º	3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872011000300013
Estado	Publicada - mar. 2011
Publicado de forma externa	Sí

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