Sentences with phrase «bitter taste receptors on»

The mechanism by which they stimulate boosted digestive capacity is wondrously simple: the bitter taste receptors on our tongue and other areas of the mouth register that a bitter compound has entered your body.

[Deepak Deshpande et al., «Bitter taste receptors on airway smooth muscle bronchodilate by localized calcium signaling and reverse obstruction»]

Not exact matches

Because scientists have discovered that the same receptors that exist on the tongue to taste bitter substances are also found on the smooth muscle of the lungs.

Now, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reveal that the release of AMPs is partially controlled by bitter taste receptors in the upper airway on a cell previously identified in animals and only recently in humans known as solitary chemosensory cells (SCCs).

The team also found that probenecid, a known inhibitor of human bitter taste receptors, also worked on both cat taste receptors, preventing stimulation when in the presence of PTC, aloin and denatonium.

Bitter taste receptors are not only on the tongue but throughout the body, where they defend us against microbial invaders

In the first study to show that the sensations from sampled alcohol vary as a function of genetics, researchers focused on three chemosensory genes — two bitter - taste receptor genes known as TAS2R13 and TAS2R38 and a burn receptor gene, TRPV1.

a) The Eye in your Thigh: a patch of skin cells on the leg that can distinguish between bright and dark conditions, perhaps to help regulate the body clock b) The Ear in your Rear: nerves in the buttocks attuned to infrasound vibrations of between 10 and 25 hertz, perhaps to warn of approaching predators or thunderstorms c) The Nose in your Toes: scent - detecting sebaceous glands on the feet whose purpose is unclear d) The Tongue in your Lung: taste - bud - like receptors that detect bitter substances and dilate or restrict the airways accordingly

But these chocolate bars can taste somewhat bitter, and are sometimes not very enjoyable depending on your bitter taste receptors and preferences (though it is possible to train your taste buds to appreciate things that taste less sweet).

The book covers everything from tone of voice (high = playful, low = serious) to the reason bitter spray won't stop inappropriate chomping (bitterness receptors are on the back of dogs» tongues, so they won't taste it on a shoe).