During the past three decades, mice, zebrafish, fruit flies, and Caenorhabditis elegans have
been the primary model organisms used for the study of various biological phenomena …

Background: The rise in nutrition-related morbidity and mortality requires public health
intervention programs targeting nutritional behavior. In addition to socio-economical, socio …

In the last decade, basic research in chemoreceptor genetics and neurobiology has
revolutionized our understanding of individual differences in chemosensation. From an …

Bitter taste perception plays vital roles in animal behavior and fitness. By signaling the
presence of toxins in foods, particularly noxious defense compounds found in plants, it …

Behavioral reaction to different taste qualities affects nutritional status and health. 6-n-
Propylthiouracil (PROP) tasting has been reported to be a marker of variation in taste …

Taste sensitivity to the bitter compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) is considered a marker
for individual differences in taste perception that may influence food preferences and eating …

Abstract The 11th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, which took place in Gothenburg
(Sweden), in August 2015 ended with a plenary session where areas of direction for future …

The PROP taste phenotype varies greatly among individuals, influencing eating behavior
and therefore may play a role in body composition. This variation is associated with …

Despite considerable research investigating the role of 6-n-propylthiouracil bitterness
perception and variation of fungiform papillae density in food perception, this relationship …

The gustatory system plays a critical role in determining food preferences and food intake, in
addition to nutritive, energy and electrolyte balance. Fine tuning of the gustatory system is …