The relationship between fungiform papillae density and detection threshold for sucrose in the young males

Chemical Senses

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-99

  Zhang, Gen Hua ^a   Zhang, Hai Yun ^a   Wang, Xue Feng ^a   Zhan, Yue Hua ^a   Deng, Shao Ping ^b   Qin, Yu Mei ^b  

^a CHANGSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungiform papillae density; Sweet detection threshold; Young males

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SUGAR INTAKE; SWEETNESS; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE BUD; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMANS; MALE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SUCROSE; TASTE BUDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849155314     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjn059     Document Type: Article

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