The receptors and coding logic for bitter taste
β Scribed by Mueller, K. L.; Hoon, M. A.; Erlenbach, I.; Chandrashekar, J.; Zuker, C. S.; Ryba, N. J. P.
- Book ID
- 109896561
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 446
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
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