Normative values for the assessment of gustatory function using liquid tastants

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 658-661

  Gudziol, H ^a   Hummel, T ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical; Gustation; Quantitative; Taste

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE BUD; THREE DROP TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BEVERAGES; CITRIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUININE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; TASTE DISORDERS;

EID: 34248579418     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480600951491     Document Type: Article

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