Effect of high altitude on sensitivity to the taste of phenylthiocarbamide

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-23

  Singh, Shashi Bala ^a   Chatterjee, Alka ^a   Panjwani, Usha ^a   Yadav, D K ^a   Selvamurthy, W ^a   Sharma, K N ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

High altitude; Non taster; PTC taste sensitivity; Taster

Indexed keywords

PHENYLTHIOUREA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TASTE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; HUMANS; MALE; PHENYLTHIOUREA; TASTE;

EID: 0034180740     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050134     Document Type: Article

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