Haplotypes at the Tas2r locus on distal chromosome 6 vary with quinine taste sensitivity in inbred mice

BACKGROUND: The detection of bitter-tasting compounds by the gustatory system is thought to alert animals to the presence of potentially toxic food. Some, if not all, bitter stimuli activate specific taste receptors, the T2Rs, which are expressed in subsets of taste receptor cells on the tongue and...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Theodore M, Munger, Steven D, Boughter, John D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1181811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15938754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-6-32

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1181811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15938754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-6-32

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