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Fishy smelling urine is a primary identifying symptom in infant children (Trimethylaminuria literally meaning "trimethylamine in urine"). [citation needed] Trimethylamine is also released in the person's sweat, reproductive fluids, and breath, and can give off a fishy odor when the concentration of trimethylamine is high enough to be detected.
All parts of the dog's mercury are highly poisonous. Methylamine (mercurialine) and trimethylamine are thought to be present, together with a volatile basic oil, mercurialine, and saponins. [6] The scent of the plant is often described as 'foetid' due to the presence of trimethylamine which often gives off a rotting fish smell. [5]
Likewise, some food ingredients, most noticeably fish meal or fish oil, can produce skin odor in dogs. Flatulence can be a problem for some dogs, which may be diet-related or a sign of gastrointestinal disease. This, in fact, may be the most commonly noticed source of odor from dogs fed cereal-based dog foods.
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Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is an organic compound with the formula (CH 3) 3 NO. It is in the class of amine oxides.Although the anhydrous compound is known, trimethylamine N-oxide is usually encountered as the dihydrate.
The changes in olfactory function can be placed into three categories: (1) anosmia, the inability to smell; (2) hyposmia, a reduced ability to smell; or (3) dysosmia, where olfactory signals are incorrectly processed. Most chemicals at lower concentrations cause a degree of hyposmia while at higher concentrations anosmia is the result.
The disaster has forced Greek officials to begin trying to dispose of the rotting sea life and the accompanying odor. It has been an economic disaster. 'The smell has been so, so bad': Video shows ...
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