Increased sensitivity of taste and smell in cystic fibrosis.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 138 ·No. 3545 ·1962-12-07 ·Pages 1107-8

HENKIN RI, POWELL GF

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis is consistently accompanied by the ability to taste and smell salt, sweet, sour, and bitter substances in solution at concentrations much more dilute than those at which the substances are detectable by normal persons. These abnormal thresholds are not affected by the administration of carbohydrate-active steroids.

Keywords

PANCREATIC CYSTIC FIBROSIS SMELL TASTE

MeSH Terms

Cystic Fibrosis Humans Smell Sodium Chloride Solutions Taste

Chemicals

Solutions Sodium Chloride

Authors & Affiliations

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HENKIN R I

POWELL G F

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.138.3545.1107

Published

1962-12-07

Pages

1107-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.138.3545.1107 View journal details

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