Phenylthiocarbamide taste sensitivity and its relationship to growth variation
| Autor: | Francis E. Johnston, Keith P. Hertzog, Robert M. Malina |
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| Rok vydání: | 1966 |
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Taste
Body Weight Growth Biology Phenylthiourea Body Height United States humanities PHENYLTHIOCARBAMIDE TASTING Black or African American chemistry.chemical_compound Variation (linguistics) Skeletal maturation chemistry Anthropology Humans Wine tasting Anatomy Child Social psychology Skeleton Demography Phenylthiocarbamide |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 24:253-255 |
| ISSN: | 1096-8644 0002-9483 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajpa.1330240214 |
| Popis: | The hypothesis that there is a relationship between the tasting polymorphism and growth variation was tested on a sample of 425 Negro elementary school children. Twenty-seven non-tasters were found by testing with impregnated papers; 13 were male, 14 female, indicating no sex differences in this group. Matchedpair comparisons indicated no differences in weight, a tendency for tasters to be taller, and a stronger tendency for tasters of both sexes to be skeletally more mature. It was felt that the tendency for tasters to be taller might reflect their more advanced maturation status. The relationship to skeletal maturation might be indicative of the decreased thryoid activity found in other studies of phenylthiocarbamide tasting. |
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