Individuals vary in their ability to taste, and some individuals are more sensitive to certain
tastes than others. Taste sensitivity is a predictor of various factors, such as diet, eating …

Background The role of taste perception in the development and persistence of obesity is
currently unclear due to conflicting results from psychophysical and other studies. No study …

Fatty acid taste (FAT) perception is involved in the regulation of dietary fat intake, where
impaired FAT is associated with increased fatty food intake. There are a number of FAT …

Significant experimental evidence supports fat as a taste modality; however, the associated
peripheral mechanisms are not well established. Several candidate taste receptors have …

Purpose We investigated the recovery and extraction efficiency of DNA from three metal
surfaces (brass, copper, steel) relevant to forensic casework, and plastic (control) using two …

Background: Sour taste is associated with acid-base homeostasis, which is critical to cell
metabolism and health conditions. Vinegar, which contains acetic acid as the main …

We have previously shown that l-glucose, the non-caloric enantiomer of d-glucose, activates
the human sweet taste receptor T1R2/T1R3 transiently expressed in HEK293T cells. Here …

Emerging evidence suggests fat can be perceived as a taste. G-protein coupled receptors as
well as CD36, a fatty acid translocase, have been proposed to be involved in fat perception …

Background Preclinical studies demonstrated that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is locally
synthesized in taste bud cells and that GLP-1 receptor exists on the gustatory nerves in …

Recent studies have demonstrated the critical role of the sonic hedgehog in the sensory
perception of taste. Salivary sonic hedgehog stimulates taste bud stem cells, also acts as a …