Enhanced sweet taste: Endocannabinoids act directly on tongue taste receptors
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Enhanced sweet taste: Endocannabinoids act directly on tongue taste receptors
New findings show that endocannabinoids act directly on tongue taste receptors to specifically enhance sweet taste. The findings suggest that modulation of sweet taste responses may be an important component of the endocannabinoid system's role in regulating feeding behavior and may open doors to the development of novel therapeutic compounds to combat metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. Endocannabinoids are substances similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.
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Endocannabinoid Modulation Of Tongue Sweet Taste Receptors May Help Control Feeding Behavior
medicalnewstoday.com — “New findings from the Monell Center and Kyushu University in Japan report that endocannabinoids act directly on taste receptors on the tongue to enhance sweet taste.Our taste cells may ” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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