Article
Incidence of P.T.C. taste sensitivity and threshold in Kashmiri population.
Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology - 1 Jan 1990
Parveen K, Goni M, Shah G M
Abstract excerpt
Taste sensitivity and threshold of Phenylthiourea (PTC) was determined in 800 individuals of Kashmir who form a distinct ethnic group. Correlation, if any, with age, sex, blood group, pH of Saliva, or smoking habits was investigated. The taste sensitivity of P.T.C. increased with advancing age. T...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Blood Group Antigens
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Phenylthiourea
- Quinine
- Saliva
- Sex Factors
- Smoking
- Taste