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Loss or major reduction of umami taste sensation in pinnipeds
Umami is one of basic tastes that humans and other vertebrates can perceive. This taste is elicited by L-amino acids and thus has a special role of detecting nutritious, protein-rich food. The T1R1 + T1R3 heterodimer acts as the principal umami receptor. The T1R1 protein is encoded by the Tas1r1 gen...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407556/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22777285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-012-0939-8 |