A role for calcium in taste perception

Friday, January 8, 2010 - 13:21 in Biology & Nature

Calcium may not come to mind when you think of tasty foods, but Japanese researchers have provided the first demonstration that calcium channels on the tongue are the targets of compounds that can enhance taste.

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