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Comment
. 2019 Oct 3;179(2):287-289.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.09.013.

Acid Tongues Cause Sour Thoughts

Michael J Krashes  1 , Alexander T Chesler  2
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Acid Tongues Cause Sour Thoughts

Michael J Krashes et al. Cell. .

Abstract

Animals use their sense of taste to evaluate the quality and safety of food before ingestion. In this issue of Cell, Zhang and colleagues provide a comprehensive exploration into the elusive mechanisms underlying sour detection.

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A Dedicated Pathway for Sour Taste
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Comment on

  • Sour Sensing from the Tongue to the Brain.
    Zhang J, Jin H, Zhang W, Ding C, O'Keeffe S, Ye M, Zuker CS. Zhang J, et al. Cell. 2019 Oct 3;179(2):392-402.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.08.031. Epub 2019 Sep 19. Cell. 2019. PMID: 31543264

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