Ghrelin is produced in taste cells and ghrelin receptor null mice show reduced taste responsivity to salty (NaCl) and sour (citric acid) tastants.

Ghrelin is produced in taste cells and ghrelin receptor null mice show reduced taste responsivity to salty (NaCl) and sour (citric acid) tastants.

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 cascades are i...

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Main Authors: Yu-Kyong Shin, Bronwen Martin, Wook Kim, Caitlin M White, Sunggoan Ji, Yuxiang Sun, Roy G Smith, Jean Sévigny, Matthias H Tschöp, Stuart Maudsley, Josephine M Egan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2939079?pdf=render

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