A Common Genetic Influence on Human Intensity Ratings of Sugars and High-Potency Sweeteners

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 361-367

  Hwang, Liang Dar ^a,b   Zhu, Gu ^a   Breslin, Paul A S ^c,d   Reed, Danielle R ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^a   Wright, Margaret J ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^d the State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

heritability; high potency sweeteners; perception; sweet intensity; sweet taste; twins

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MONOSACCHARIDE; NEOHESPERIDINE DIHYDROCHALCONE; SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; HESPERIDIN; NEOHESPERIDIN DIHYDROCHALCONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEETNESS; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHILD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPARTAME; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHALCONES; CHILD; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HESPERIDIN; HUMANS; MALE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938595383     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: 18392628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2015.42     Document Type: Article

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