Variation in the TAS2R31 bitter taste receptor gene relates to liking for the nonnutritive sweetener Acesulfame-K among children and adults

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Bobowski, Nuala ^a   Reed, Danielle R ^a   Mennella, Julie A ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOSULFAME; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 2; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASTE; THIAZINES;

EID: 85006108577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep39135     Document Type: Article

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