Defects in the peripheral taste structure and function in the MRL/lpr mouse model of autoimmune disease.

While our understanding of the molecular and cellular aspects of taste reception and signaling continues to improve, the aberrations in these processes that lead to taste dysfunction remain largely unexplored. Abnormalities in taste can develop in a variety of diseases, including infections and auto...

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Main Authors: Agnes Kim, Pu Feng, Tadahiro Ohkuri, Daniel Sauers, Zachary J Cohn, Jinghua Chai, Theodore Nelson, Alexander A Bachmanov, Liquan Huang, Hong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3334929?pdf=render