在鲜味, 甜味, 苦味, 咸味和酸味5 种味觉形式中, 苦味能避免动物摄入有毒有害物质,
在动物的生存中发挥着特别重要的作用. 苦味味觉的产生依赖于苦味物质与苦味受体的相互作用 …

Tato diplomová práce má za cíl zjistit, zda je gen TAS2R38 v západní Africe pod vlivem
selekce a zda se jeho diverzita nějak liší u populací různých subsistencí v této oblasti …

This chapter is a general review on the science of taste. Taste, is among the five long
established senses classified under the sensory system. It is the key sensory sense through …

Bitter taste perception plays vital roles in animal behavior and fitness. By signaling the
presence of toxins in foods, particularly noxious defense compounds found in plants, it …

Background: During the modern human expansion, new environmental pressures may have
driven adaptation, especially in genes related to the perception of ingested substances and …

With mutually selective influence on growth, reproduction, and survival, pathogens and their
host organisms are engaged in an evolutionary race to evade or attack the other. The history …

Taste perception is crucial in monitoring food intake and, hence, is thought to play a
significant role in human evolution. To gain insights into possible adaptive signatures in …

Around 100 kya, H. sapiens started its colonization of the world, gradually adapting to new
environmental conditions and to extremely different alimentary resources. Interaction …

Individual taste differences were first reported in the first half of the 20th century, but the
primary reasons for these differences have remained uncertain. Much of the taste variation …