Propylthiouracil (PROP) Taste

The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 391-399

  Snyder, D J ^a   Duffy, V B ^b   Hayes, J E ^c   Bartoshuk, L M ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavor; Genetic variability; Magnitude matching; Nontasters; Oral burn; Oral touch; PROP; PROP paper; Psychophysics; PTC; Supertasters; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882457166     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370880-9.00093-1     Document Type: Chapter

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