An examination of sex and masculinity/femininity as related to the taste sensitivity of Japanese students

Sex Roles

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 429-433

  Hirokawa, Kumi ^a,c   Yamazawa, Kazuko ^b   Shimizu, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokai Women's Junior College   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Femininity; Masculinity; Sucrose; Taste sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845480971     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9097-9     Document Type: Review

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