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| Title |
Diet-Induced Obesity Reduces the Responsiveness of the Peripheral Taste Receptor Cells
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0079403 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amanda B. Maliphol, Deborah J. Garth, Kathryn F. Medler |
| Abstract |
Obesity is a growing epidemic that causes many serious health related complications. While the causes of obesity are complex, there is conclusive evidence that overconsumption coupled with a sedentary lifestyle is the primary cause of this medical condition. Dietary consumption is controlled by appetite which is in turn regulated by multiple neuronal systems, including the taste system. However, the relationship between taste and obesity has not been well defined. Growing evidence suggests that taste perception in the brain is altered in obese animals and humans, however no studies have determined if there are altered taste responses in the peripheral taste receptor cells, which is the initiation site for the detection and perception of taste stimuli. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 30% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 17% |
| Spain | 2 | 7% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 9 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 23% |
| Scientists | 4 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 108 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 21 | 19% |
| Unknown | 18 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 20% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 10% |
| Psychology | 11 | 10% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 187. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 November 2019.
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#219,172
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#3,211
of 225,390 outputs
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#1,570
of 225,825 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#79
of 5,159 outputs
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