Studies on the Olfactory Response of Human Being

I. On the Olfactory Response Via Nostril and that Via Blood Vessels

Abstract

The author used skatole, acetone and Alinamin (thiamin propyldisulfite) as the reagent for the olfactory response test via nostril, and Alinamin for that via blood vessels, and made the study upon 500 persons.
The results were as follows ;
1. In the cases of test via nostril, femal was rather sensitive against acetone and Alinamin, and male was rather sensitive against skatole. There were positive correlation between the threshold against skatole and that against acetone, and between the threshold against acetone and that against Alinamin, but no correlation was found between the threshold against skatole and that against Alinamin.
2. The reaction time for Alinamin which was administrated through blood vessels was 9.6 seconds in the case of male, and 8.9 seconds in the case of female. There were positive correlation between the sensitivity against skatole via nostril and that against Alinamin via blood vessels, and between the sensitivity against acetone via nostril and that against Alinamin via blood vessels, but no distinct correlation was found between the sensitivity against Alinamin via nostril and that against same reagent via blood vessels.