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Impact of alkaloids in food consumption, metabolism and survival in a blood-sucking insect

The sense of taste provides information about the “good” or “bad” quality of a food source, which may be potentially nutritious or toxic. Most alkaloids taste bitter to humans, and because bitter taste is synonymous of noxious food, they are generally rejected. This response may be due to an innate...

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Autores principales: Muñoz, Ignacio J., Schilman, Pablo E., Barrozo, Romina B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7287067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32523008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65932-y