Phenotypic variation in oronasal perception and the relative effects of PROP and Thermal Taster Status

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-91

  Yang, Qian ^a   Hollowood, Tracey ^b   Hort, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Sensory Dimensions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection threshold; Oronasal sensitivity; PROP taster status; Supra threshold; Temperature; Thermal Taster Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902992834     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.05.013     Document Type: Article

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