Contributory role of sex differences in the variations of gustatory function

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 594-603

  Martin, Louis J ^a   Sollars, Suzanne I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

estrogen; glossopharyngeal nerve; neurophysiology; taste; taste guided behavior; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

BEHAVIOR; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; TASTE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; HUMAN; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84994378491     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23819     Document Type: Review

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