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IN a previous publication1 a difference in reactivity between the saliva of ‘tasters’ and ‘non-tasters’ towards 6-n-propylthiouracil was reported. This communication attempts further to describe the above phenomenon and to relate the data thus obtained to the mechanism of taste in general and to taste-blindness in particular.
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GRIFFIN, F., FISCHER, R. Differential Reactivity of Saliva from ‘Tasters’ and ‘Non-Tasters’ of 6-n-Propylthiouracil. Nature 187, 417–419 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187417b0
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