Thermal taster status associates with oral sensations elicited by wine

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 361-367

  Pickering, G J ^a   Moyes, A ^a   Bajec, M R ^a   Decourville, N ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Psychophysics; Taste genetics; Thermal taste; Wine flavour

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957901837     PISSN: 13227130     EISSN: 17550238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0238.2010.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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