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SUBMITTER: Shin YK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3410661 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shin Yu-Kyong YK Cong Wei-na WN Cai Huan H Kim Wook W Maudsley Stuart S Egan Josephine M JM Martin Bronwen B
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 20111104 4
Normal aging is a complex process that affects every organ system in the body, including the taste system. Thus, we investigated the effects of the normal aging process on taste bud morphology, function, and taste responsivity in male mice at 2, 10, and 18 months of age. The 18-month-old animals demonstrated a significant reduction in taste bud size and number of taste cells per bud compared with the 2- and 10-month-old animals. The 18-month-old animals exhibited a significant reduction of prote ...[more]