The sense of taste, or gustation, is mediated by taste buds, which are housed in specialized
taste papillae found in a stereotyped pattern on the surface of the tongue. Each bud …

As part of a program to assess the adverse biological effects expected from astronauts'
exposure to space radiation, numerous different biological effects relating to astronauts' …

The mammalian taste bud is an onion-shaped epithelial structure with 50–100 tightly packed
cells, including taste receptor cells, supporting cells, and basal cells. Taste receptor cells …

Cyclophosphamide is an alkylating antineoplastic agent, and it is one of the most successful
drugs with wide arrays of clinical activity. It has been in use for several types of cancer …

Purpose There is limited evidence on the effect of chemotherapy-associated taste alteration.
This study aimed to evaluate taste alteration characteristics in patients receiving taxane …

This study analyzes the factors contributing to the duration of severe oral mucositis in
oncopediatric patients. A longitudinal study was conducted in the pediatric department of a …

Many commonly prescribed chemotherapy drugs such as cyclophosphamide (CYP) have
adverse side effects including disruptions in taste which can result in loss of appetite …

Background. Cytoprotectant amifostine attenuates radiation‐induced oxidative injury by
increasing intracellular manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) in peripheral tissue …

Chemotherapy often causes side effects that include disturbances in taste functions.
Cyclophosphamide (CYP) is a chemotherapy drug that, after a single dose, elevates murine …

Of all the oral sensations that are experienced,“metallic” is one that is rarely reported in
healthy participants. So why, then, do chemotherapy patients so frequently report that …