title: Neural responses of the glossopharyngeal nerve to several bitter stimuli in mice.
abstract: The neural reaction to bitter stimuli was tested in the glossopharyngeal (GL) and chorda tympani (CT) nerves of mice. Relative responses to several bitter stimuli (quinine, iso-alpha-acids, L-tryptophan and L-phenylalanine) were greater in the GL nerve than in the CT nerve. Strain variability for taste sensitivity to bitter stimuli existed between two strains (C57BL and BALB/C). The GL nerve response to caffeine, iso-alpha-acids and L-phenylalanine in the BALB/C strain was greater than the response in the C57BL strain.
authors.affiliation: Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Sensory Evaluation Group, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002814:Chorda Tympani Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011803:Quinine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002110:Caffeine; D011803:Quinine