Gustatory mechanisms for the detection of fat

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 447-452

  Gilbertson, Timothy A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; ION CHANNEL;

FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASTE BUD;

EID: 0032143472     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80030-5     Document Type: Article

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