Taste Perception

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MSH: The ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the PALATE; the PHARYNX; and the EPIGLOTTIS.,CSP: sense effected by the gustatory receptors in the tongue; primarily sweet, sour, salty and bitter.,GO: OBSOLETE. The series of events required for the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus to be received and converted to a molecular signal. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0395825172],GO: The series of events required for an organism to receive a gustatory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Gustation involves the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. This is a neurological process. [GOC:ai, http://www.onelook.com/],NCI: The faculty of taste, distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds.

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