Ghrelin Is Produced in Taste Cells and Ghrelin Receptor Null Mice Show Reduced Taste Responsivity to Salty (NaCl) and Sour (Citric Acid) Tastants

BACKGROUND: The gustatory system plays a critical role in determining food preferences, food intake and energy balance. The exact mechanisms that fine tune taste sensitivity are currently poorly defined, but it is clear that numerous factors such as efferent input and specific signal transduction ca...

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Autores principales: Shin, Yu-Kyong, Martin, Bronwen, Kim, Wook, White, Caitlin M., Ji, Sunggoan, Sun, Yuxiang, Smith, Roy G., Sévigny, Jean, Tschöp, Matthias H., Maudsley, Stuart, Egan, Josephine M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2939079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20856820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012729

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