2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of growth hormone on the neural mechanisms of gustatory perception
| Project/Area Number |
20500187
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
NOGAMI Haruo University of Tsukuba, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 准教授 (30119838)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HISANO Setsuji 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 教授 (70136216)
SHUTOU Fumihiro 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 講師 (10326837)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 生物系 / 医歯薬学 / 基礎医学 / 解剖学一般 |
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| Research Abstract |
Accumulating data now suggest that growth hormone, a hormone involved in the promotion of body growth and carbohydrate metabolism, in the taste preference in humans. In this study, whether the changes in growth hormone levels affect taste preference was examined in rats. The date suggest the possible involvement of growth hormone in the regulation of sweet taste preference in rats. The study also revealed the distribution of receptors for growth hormone in the brain that mediate the action of the hormone.
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