The past decade has witnessed a consolidation and refinement of the extraordinary
progress made in taste research. This Review describes recent advances in our …

The ability to perceive flavors begins in utero with the development and early functioning of
the gustatory and olfactory systems. Because both amniotic fluid and breast milk contain …

Five canonical tastes, bitter, sweet, umami (amino acid), salty, and sour (acid), are detected
by animals as diverse as fruit flies and humans, consistent with a near-universal drive to …

The present review examines the pig as a model for physiological studies in human subjects
related to nutrient sensing, appetite regulation, gut barrier function, intestinal microbiota and …

Taste receptors function as one of the interfaces between internal and external milieus.
Taste receptors for sweet and umami (T1R [taste receptor, type 1]), bitter (T2R [taste …

For centuries, if not millennia, people have associated the basic tastes (eg, sweet, bitter,
salty, and sour) with specific colours. While the range of tastes may have changed, and the …

The taste receptor type 1 (T1r) family perceives 'palatable'tastes. These receptors function as
T1r2-T1r3 and T1r1-T1r3 heterodimers to recognize a wide array of sweet and umami …

Background Taste disorders in general, and dysgeusia in particular, are relatively common
disorders that may be a sign of a more complex acute or chronic medical condition. During …

Abstract The Ca 2+-sensing receptor (CaSR) regulates the calcium homeostasis in the
human body via sensing fluctuations in the extracellular Ca 2+ concentration. Naturally …

Smell and taste impairments are recognized as common symptoms in COVID 19 patients
even in an asymptomatic phase. Indeed, depending on the country, in up to 85–90% of …