Calcium taste preference and sensitivity in humans: I. Gender comparisons

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 403-407

  Leshem, Micah ^a   Katz Levin, Tamy ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calcium appetite; Human; Menstrual cycle; Reproduction; Taste preference

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE PREFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0037351778     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(03)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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