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A flavor for fat?
The Scientist 2005, 19(22):21
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Scientists have identified a candidate taste receptor for lipids. Stimulation of the fatty acid transporter molecule CD36 with long-chain fatty acids in murine taste buds induces changes in feeding behavior and gastric physiology, suggesting CD36 could serve as a taste receptor for fat.[1]
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