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Taste Acuity in relation to Hunger

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TASTE thresholds for solutions of l-quinine sulphate have been observed to be associated with food preferences1–3, phases of the menstrual cycle4, age5,6, sex5,6, smoking habits2,6, variations in personality test scales7 and variations in pharmacological effects8–10. Twin studies have shown that individual differences in taste thresholds for bitter tasting quinine do not primarily involve simple genetic factors11. Taste threshold differences for another group of bitter tasting drugs, those which contain the characteristic grouping, such as 6-n-propylthiouracil, do involve simple genetic factors11.

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    ARNOLD R. KAPLAN & WILMA POWELL

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KAPLAN, A., POWELL, W. Taste Acuity in relation to Hunger. Nature 221, 367–368 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221367a0

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