Genetic variation in the hTAS2R38 taste receptor and food consumption among Finnish adults

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Sandell, Mari ^a   Hoppu, Ulla ^a   Mikkilä, Vera ^b,c   Mononen, Nina ^d   Kähönen, Mika ^d   Männistö, Satu ^e   Rönnemaa, Tapani ^a,f   Viikari, Jorma ^a,f   Lehtimäki, Terho ^d   Raitakari, Olli T ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adults; Bitter taste; TAS2R38; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERRY; BITTER TASTE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FINN (CITIZEN); FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HTAS2R38 GENE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASTE BUD; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84949116437     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-014-0433-3     Document Type: Article

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