For example, studies show that even brief periods of odorant stimulation produce transient reductions in receptors in the olfactoryepithelium, a process termed "receptor fatigue".
The human nose contains a postage stamp-size smelling organ, called the olfactoryepithelium, at the roof of the nasal cavity.
人类鼻腔的屋顶，有一块面积如邮票大小被称之为“嗅上皮”的嗅觉器官。
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Esthesioneuroblastoma (also known as olfactory neuroblastoma) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm of the nasal vault believed to arise from neurosensory receptor cells in the olfactoryepithelium.