Bitter receptor gene (TAS2R38) P49A genotypes and their associations with aversion to vegetables and sweet/fat foods in Malaysian subjects

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-498

  Ooi, Shee Xuen ^a   Lee, Pui Leng ^a   Law, Huey Yi ^a   Say, Yee How ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bitter; Malaysia; Nutrigenomics; Single nucleotide polymorphism; TAS2R38

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRIGENOMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOYBEAN; SUGAR INTAKE; TASTE; TEA; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUCROSE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRIGENOMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SOY FOODS; TASTE; TEA; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS;

EID: 78751525386     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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