Supplementation effects of a kokumi substance, γ-Glu-Val-Gly, on the ingestion of basic taste solutions in rats

Abstract In addition to the well-accepted taste receptors corresponding to the 6 basic taste qualities, sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami, and fatty, another type of taste receptor, calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), is located in taste bud cells. CaSR is called the kokumi receptor because its agonist...

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Published in:Chemical senses 2022-01, Vol.47
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Taste - physiology
Taste Buds
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