Why is fat so tasty? Chemical reception of fatty acid on the tongue

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Mizushige, Takafumi ^a   Inoue, Kazuo ^a   Fushiki, Tohru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

endorphin; CD36 FAT; Dietary fat; Palatability; Taste

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID DIET; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PALATABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE; TASTE AVERSION; TASTE BUD; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIETARY FATS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE; TONGUE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247243779     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.53.1     Document Type: Review

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