Changes in taste threshold over the life span of the Sprague-Dawley rat.
Taste thresholds for sucrose, NaCl, QHCl and citric acid were examined over the lifetime of seven rats. Significant yet subtle decreases in taste sensitivity were observed in the oldest subjects only.
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Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22903, USA.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D005518:Food Preferences; D008297:Male; D011803:Quinine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013395:Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000502:physiology*
D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013395:Sucrose; D011803:Quinine