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The Pharmacology of Taste

  • Treats theoretical & practical aspects of the study of the taste from within the conceptual framework of pharmacology

  • Reviews recent research into receptors and physiology mediating taste signals & their relationship to ingestive behavior

  • Enriches understanding of the chemical senses by emphasizing foundational principles of pharmacology

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (HEP, volume 275)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Why Taste Is Pharmacology

    • R. Kyle Palmer
    Pages 1-31
  3. Taste Receptor Signaling

    • Debarghya Dutta Banik, Kathryn F. Medler
    Pages 33-52
  4. Encoding Taste: From Receptors to Perception

    • Stephen D. Roper
    Pages 53-90
  5. The Role of ATP and Purinergic Receptors in Taste Signaling

    • Sue Kinnamon, Thomas Finger
    Pages 91-107
  6. Pharmacology of the Umami Taste Receptor

    • Guy Servant, Eric Frerot
    Pages 109-136
  7. The Application of In Silico Methods on Umami Taste Receptor

    • Giulia Spaggiari, Francesca Cavaliere, Pietro Cozzini
    Pages 137-154
  8. Pharmacology of T2R Mediated Host–Microbe Interactions

    • Manoj Reddy Medapati, Anjali Y. Bhagirath, Nisha Singh, Prashen Chelikani
    Pages 177-202
  9. Bitter Taste Receptors in the Airway Cells Functions

    • Pawan Sharma, Stanley Conaway Jr, Deepak Deshpande
    Pages 203-227
  10. Mechanisms for the Sour Taste

    • Jin Zhang, Hojoon Lee, Lindsey J. Macpherson
    Pages 229-245
  11. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Fat Taste Perception

    • Aziz Hichami, Amira Sayed Khan, Naim Akhtar Khan
    Pages 247-270
  12. Assessment of Taste Function

    • Y. Zhu, T. Hummel
    Pages 295-319

About this book

The Pharmacology of Taste is comprised of contributions by leading scientists from the field of chemosensory research, presented all together in the context of pharmacological principles of receptor function. The chapters cover all levels of scientific inquiry, from molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying taste signaling to its manifestation in overt behavior. The overarching objective of this volume is to inspire the application of concepts and methods of pharmacology to the study of the chemosenses.

Keywords

  • Taste
  • Pharmacology
  • Receptors
  • Chemical senses
  • Chemosensory
  • Olfaction

Editors and Affiliations

  • Opertech Bio, Inc., Philadelphia, USA

    R. Kyle Palmer

  • Research and Development, Firmenich, Inc., San Diego, USA

    Guy Servant

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Pharmacology of Taste

  • Editors: R. Kyle Palmer, Guy Servant

  • Series Title: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06450-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06449-4Published: 14 June 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06452-4Due: 28 June 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-06450-0Published: 13 June 2022

  • Series ISSN: 0171-2004

  • Series E-ISSN: 1865-0325

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 351

  • Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pharmacology

Buying options

eBook USD 139.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-031-06450-0
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)