ABSTRACT

Mechanisms of Taste Transduction introduces a number of topics essential to a complete understanding of taste. These topics range from the control of food intake to the biophysical mechanisms of transduction and the design of food flavors in the food industry. The responses and organization of special sensory pathways are described in regard to the

chapter 6|14 pages

Peripheral Transduction Mechanisms

chapter 7|26 pages

The Molecular Biology of Chemotransduction

chapter 8|24 pages

Cell Biology of the Lingual Epithelium

chapter 11|20 pages

Synaptic Interactions in Taste Buds

chapter 12|44 pages

Sensory Coding by Peripheral Taste Fibers

chapter 16|16 pages

Design of Sweet and Bitter Tastants

chapter 17|14 pages

Design of New Foods