Effects of nasal occlusion and oral contact on perception of metallic taste from metal salts

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-137

  Epke, Effie M ^a   McClure, Scott T ^a   Lawless, Harry T ^a  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Descriptive analysis; Metallic taste; Nasal occlusion; Retronasal smell

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349119274     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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