| Literature DB >> 24860069 |
Yue Jiang1, Naihua N Gong2, Hiroaki Matsunami3.
Abstract
Despite being an everyday sensory experience, the nature of astringency perception is not clear. In this issue of Chemical Senses, Schöbel et al. demonstrate that astringency is a trigeminal sensation in human, and astringents trigger a G protein-coupled pathway in trigeminal ganglion cells in the mouse.Entities:
Keywords: G protein; astringency; taste; trigeminal sensation
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24860069 PMCID: PMC4064959 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bju021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Senses ISSN: 0379-864X Impact factor: 3.160