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Taste perception: how to make a gourmet mouse.

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Matsunami, H; Amrein, H
Published in: Curr Biol
February 3, 2004

Sugars and amino acids are mainly associated with desirable taste sensation. A new study using knockout mouse models shows that the detection of various sugars, artificial sweeteners and L-amino acids is exclusively mediated by taste cells that express one or pair-wise combinations of three G protein coupled receptors, T1R1, T1R2 and T1R3

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Published In

Curr Biol

ISSN

0960-9822

Publication Date

February 3, 2004

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

R118 / R120

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Taste
  • Sweetening Agents
  • Sodium Glutamate
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice
  • Gene Expression
  • Developmental Biology
  • Animals
  • Afferent Pathways
 

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Matsunami, H., & Amrein, H. (2004). Taste perception: how to make a gourmet mouse. Curr Biol, 14(3), R118–R120.
Matsunami, Hiroaki, and Hubert Amrein. “Taste perception: how to make a gourmet mouse.Curr Biol 14, no. 3 (February 3, 2004): R118–20.
Matsunami H, Amrein H. Taste perception: how to make a gourmet mouse. Curr Biol. 2004 Feb 3;14(3):R118–20.
Matsunami, Hiroaki, and Hubert Amrein. “Taste perception: how to make a gourmet mouse.Curr Biol, vol. 14, no. 3, Feb. 2004, pp. R118–20.
Matsunami H, Amrein H. Taste perception: how to make a gourmet mouse. Curr Biol. 2004 Feb 3;14(3):R118–R120.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Biol

ISSN

0960-9822

Publication Date

February 3, 2004

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

R118 / R120

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Taste
  • Sweetening Agents
  • Sodium Glutamate
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice
  • Gene Expression
  • Developmental Biology
  • Animals
  • Afferent Pathways