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Genetic variation in putative salt taste receptors and salt taste perception in humans.
Chemical senses - 1 Feb 2013
Dias Andre G, Rousseau Dérick, Duizer Lisa, Cockburn Moira, Chiu Winnie, Nielsen Daiva, El-Sohemy Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the SCNN1A (3), SCNN1B (12), SCNN1G (6), and TRPV1 (10) genes affect salt taste perception. Participants were men (n = 28) and women (n = 67) from the Toronto Nutrigenomics and Health study aged 21-31 years. Taste thresholds were determined using a 3-alternative forced-choice staircase model with solutions ranging from...
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