The Role of Cholecystokinin in Peripheral Taste Signaling in Mice

Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a gut hormone released from enteroendocrine cells. CCK functions as an anorexigenic factor by acting on CCK receptors expressed on the vagal afferent nerve and hypothalamus with a synergistic interaction between leptin. In the gut, tastants such as amino acids and bitter com...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Frontiers in Physiology
Main Authors:	Ryusuke Yoshida, Misa Shin, Keiko Yasumatsu, Shingo Takai, Mayuko Inoue, Noriatsu Shigemura, Soichi Takiguchi, Seiji Nakamura, Yuzo Ninomiya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Subjects:	cholecystokinin bitter taste neurotransmitter gastrointestinal hormone gustatory responses
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00866/full