New Frontiers in Gut Nutrient Sensor Research: Nutrient Sensors in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Modulation of Sweet Taste Sensitivity by Leptin

• Main Authors: Nao Horio (Author), Masafumi Jyotaki (Author), Ryusuke Yoshida (Author), Keisuke Sanematsu (Author), Noriatsu Shigemura (Author), Yuzo Ninomiya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The ability to perceive sweet compounds is important for animals to detect an external carbohydrate source of calories and has a critical role in the nutritional status of animals. In mice, a subset of sweet-sensitive taste cells possesses leptin receptors. Increase of plasma leptin with increasing...