detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell

Term ID

GO:0050911

Synonyms

• perception of smell, detection of chemical stimulus
• perception of smell, sensory detection of chemical stimulus
• perception of smell, sensory transduction of chemical stimulus
• sensory detection of chemical stimulus during perception of smell
• sensory detection of scent
• sensory detection of smell
• sensory transduction of chemical stimulus during perception of smell
• sensory transduction of scent
• sensory transduction of smell

Definition

The series of events involved in the perception of smell in which an olfactory chemical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal.

References

Ontology

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