Monell Scientists Help Identify a Missing Link in Taste Perception
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 13:31
in Biology & Nature
Working with a multidisciplinary consortium of 19 researchers from nine institutions, Monell scientists have provided critical information to identify CALHM1, a channel in the walls of taste receptor cells, as a necessary component in the process of sweet, bitter, and umami (savory) taste perception.