The relationship between fungiform papillae density and detection threshold for sucrose in the young males
Autor: | Xue-Feng Wang, Yu-Mei Qin, Gen-Hua Zhang, Yue-Hua Zhan, Shao-Ping Deng, Hai-Yun Zhang |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
Předmět: |
Male
Taste Sucrose Adolescent Physiology Detection threshold Differential Threshold Mean age Anatomy Taste Buds Sensory Systems Stimulation Chemical Behavioral Neuroscience chemistry.chemical_compound Young Adult Tongue tip stomatognathic system chemistry Physiology (medical) Humans Lingual papilla Inverse correlation Young male |
Zdroj: | Chemical senses. 34(1) |
ISSN: | 1464-3553 |
Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of fungiform papillae density with taste detection thresholds for sucrose of young male adults. One hundred and eighty two subjects aged 18-23 years (mean age: 21.9 +/- 1.2 years) were included. The densities of fungiform papillae were recorded with the aid of the digital camera, and the taste detection thresholds for sucrose were detected using a modified forced-choice triangle test. The mean density of papillae within all 170 statistic participants was 92.43 +/- 2.64/cm(2), for the 6-mm-diameter stained section of the tongue tip. The average detection threshold was 10.83 +/- 0.24 mmol/l, and the highest and lowest detection thresholds were 19.88 +/- 1.31 and 5.85 +/- 0.43 mmol/l, respectively. Also, an inverse correlation between the fungiform papillae density and the detection threshold was observed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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