Category:Gustatory system function

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Gustatory system function

Name:	Gustatory system function
Synonym(s):	Taste system function
Related to:	Gustatory system
Super-category:	Sensory system function
Id:	birnlex_2512
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Externally Sourced Definition: * Taste; the faculty of taste, distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds. (NCI) * The sensation or perception of certain qualities of substances put in the mouth, primarily sweet, sour, salt and bitter. (MSH) * The series of events required for an organism to receive a gustatory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Gustation involves the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. (GO:ai, http://www.onelook.com/) (GO) * sense effected by the gustatory receptors in the tongue; primarily sweet, sour, salty and bitter. (CSP)

Created	25 August 2007 +
CurationStatus	uncurated +
DefinitionSource	UMLS +
EditorialNote	Though the definition given refers to a di … Though the definition given refers to a disposition toward sensing and processing (which will exist separately in BIRNLex as an occurent), this is the closest definition that captures the sense of a function part of the nervous system. The several other definitions relate more specifically only to the direct sensation component of overall auditory system function. onent of overall auditory system function.
ExternallySourcedDefinition	* Taste; the faculty of taste, distinguish … * Taste; the faculty of taste, distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds. (NCI) * The sensation or perception of certain qualities of substances put in the mouth, primarily sweet, sour, salt and bitter. (MSH) * The series of events required for an organism to receive a gustatory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Gustation involves the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. (GO:ai, http://www.onelook.com/) (GO) * sense effected by the gustatory receptors in the tongue; primarily sweet, sour, salty and bitter. (CSP) arily sweet, sour, salty and bitter. (CSP)
Id	birnlex_2512 +
Label	Gustatory system function +
ModifiedDate	19 June 2009 +
RelatedTo	Gustatory system +
Synonym	Taste system function +
Umlscui	C0039336 +