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Physiology of the Sweet Taste

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Progress in Sensory Physiology

Part of the book series: Progress in Sensory Physiology ((PHYSIOLOGY,volume 8))

Abstract

In this paper we review the present status of the physiology of the sweet taste. This involves the reception of an external stimulus by chemoreceptors (molecules), the sensitivity of neural elements and the qualitative and intensity aspects of perception. However, with regard to some physiological aspects, the sweet taste cannot actually be considered in isolation from other taste qualities. Part A of this paper covers concepts and data relevant to general gustation; Part B is devoted more specifically to the sweet taste.

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  1. Zoologisches Institut, Universität München, Luisenstrasse 14, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Hansjochem Autrum

  2. Karolinska Institutet, Fysiologiska Institutionen II, Solnavägen 1, 10401, Stockholm 60, Sweden

    David Ottoson

  3. Department of Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Edward R. Perl

  4. Physiologisches Institut der Universität, Röntgenring 9, 8700, Würzburg, Germany

    Robert F. Schmidt

  5. Department of Neurophysiology, University of Tokyo, Institute of Brain Research, 7.3.1 Hongo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroshi Shimazu

  6. The Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77550, USA

    William D. Willis

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Faurion, A. (1987). Physiology of the Sweet Taste. In: Autrum, H., Ottoson, D., Perl, E.R., Schmidt, R.F., Shimazu, H., Willis, W.D. (eds) Progress in Sensory Physiology. Progress in Sensory Physiology, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71060-5_3

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