[Specific anosmia to isovaleric acid in the peripheral portion of the olfactory analyzer of the laboratory mouse]

Abstract

The olfactory mucosa of laboratory male mice of lines C57BL/6 and AKR was stimulated by vapours of isovaleric acid and isoamylacetate of various concentrations. Study of electro-olfactography has demonstrated that mice of line C57BL/6 were insensitive to isovaleric acid of concentrations from 10(-5) to 10(-3) mol/l and remained normally sensitive to isoamylacetate. The mice of line AKR were sensitive to isovaleric acid of the same concentrations. The authors suggest using mice of these line as a model for investigations of the olfactory reception mechanisms.