Definition of "chemosensory" []

• Relating to the perception of a chemical stimulus by sensory means. Used especially of olfactory reception. (adjective)

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• "Its symptoms can include: mucus-membrane irritation, neurotoxic effects, respiratory symptoms, skin symptoms, gastrointestinal complaints, and chemosensory changes."
• "Now, they are seen as chemosensory structures, perhaps for the purpose of detecting food."
• "Molecular approaches to studying olfaction have extended to other vertebrates as well as to invertebrate species, with Cori Bargmann's group discovering a large variety of chemosensory receptors in the nematode worm, C. elegans, and several groups, including Richard Axel's, identifying families of odorant and taste receptors in the fruit fly, D. melanogaster."