Dr. Michel's work is directed toward understanding the processing of olfactory information by primary receptor cells. A variety of electrophysiological, pharmacological and biochemical approaches are utilized to examine these questions. Michel, W. C. and B. W. Ache.
Cyclic nucleotides mediate an odor-evoked potassium conductance in lobster olfactory receptor cells.
Michel, W. C., H. G. Trapido-Rosenthal, E. T. Chao, and M. Wachowiak. Stereoselective detection of amino acids by lobster olfactory receptor neurons. Boekhoff, I., W. C. Michel, H. Breer, and B. W. Ache. Single odors differentially stimulate dual second messenger pathways in lobster olfactory receptor cells.