Category:Gustatory system function
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| 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)
- Definition Source: UMLS

