Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2005 Jun;125(6):531-4.
doi: 10.1085/jgp.200509329.

The salty and burning taste of capsaicin

Sidney A Simon  1 , Ivan E de Araujo
Affiliations
Comment

The salty and burning taste of capsaicin

Sidney A Simon et al. J Gen Physiol. 2005 Jun.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Caterina, M.J., M.A. Schumacher, M. Tominaga, T.A. Rosen, J.D. Levine, and D. Julius. 1997. The capsaicin receptor: a heat-activated ion channel in the pain pathway. Nature. 389:816–824. - PubMed
    1. DeSimone, J.A., and F. Ferrell. 1985. Analysis of amiloride inhibition of chorda tympani taste response of rat to NaCl. Am. J. Physiol. 249:R52–R61. - PubMed
    1. Elliott, E.J., and S.A. Simon. 1990. The anion in salt taste: a possible role of tight junctions. Brain Res. 535:9–17. - PubMed
    1. Finger, T.E., and S.A. Simon. 2002. The cell biology of lingual epithelia. The Neurobiology of Taste and Smell. T.E. Finger, W.L. Silver, and D. Restrepo, editors. Wiley-Liss, New York. 287–314.
    1. Hellekant, G. 1965. Electrophysiological investigation of the gustatory effect of ethyl alcohol. I. The summated response of the chorda tympani in the cat. Acta Physiol. Scand. 64:398–406. - PubMed

Publication types