Concept information
Preferred term
taste receptors and transduction
Definition
- Eating serves a basic biological role—a key reason we eat is to acquire nutrients necessary for our health and survival. The sense of taste influences what we eat by helping us to judge a food's quality before we swallow it. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Taste Receptors and Transduction]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/taste_receptors_and_transduction
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