Estimating the size of the olfactory repertoire

L. Carmel; D. Harel; D. Lancet

doi:10.1006/bulm.2001.0259

Estimating the size of the olfactory repertoire

L. Carmel^*
, D. Harel
, D. Lancet

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The concept of shape space, which has been successfully implemented in immunology, is used here to construct a model for the discrimination power of the olfactory system. Using reasonable assumptions on the behaviour of the biological system, we are able to estimate the number of distinct olfactory receptor types. Our estimated value of around 1000 receptor types is in good agreement with experimental data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1063-1078
Number of pages	16
Journal	Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Volume	63
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/bulm.2001.0259
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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