The Gustin (CA6) Gene Polymorphism, rs2274333 (A/G), as a Mechanistic Link between PROP Tasting and Fungiform Taste Papilla Density and Maintenance

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Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Melis, Melania ^a   Atzori, Elena ^a   Cabras, Stefano ^a   Zonza, Andrea ^a   Calò, Carla ^a   Muroni, Patrizia ^a   Nieddu, Mariella ^a   Padiglia, Alessandra ^a   Sogos, Valeria ^a   Tepper, Beverly J ^b   Tomassini Barbarossa, Iole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CA6 GENE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PURIFICATION; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GUSTIN GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROP TASTING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASTE; TASTE BUD;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GOATS; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SALIVA; TASTE; TASTE BUDS; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EID: 84883647704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074151     Document Type: Article

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