Sensory biology: The bitter aftertaste

Hojoon Lee; Michael H. Alpert; Marco Gallio

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.021

Sensory biology: The bitter aftertaste

Hojoon Lee^*, Michael H. Alpert, Marco Gallio^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Neurobiology

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Bitter taste signals a potentially toxic food that should be avoided. A new study shows that taste neurons in Drosophila produce distinct responses after a bitter sip. A bitter aftertaste may help the fly make wise food choices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R1570-R1573
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	31
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.021
State	Published - Dec 20 2021

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Neuroscience
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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