Thaw A K
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22903, USA.
Chem Senses. 1996 Apr;21(2):189-93. doi: 10.1093/chemse/21.2.189.
Taste thresholds for sucrose, NaCl, QHCl and citric acid were examined over the lifetime of seven rats. Significant yet subtle decreases in taste sensitivity were observed in the oldest subjects only.