Monosodium l-glutamate added to a high-energy, high-protein liquid diet promotes gastric emptying
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 89 (1), 431-435
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2008.26180
Abstract
Background: Free glutamate activates taste receptors on nerves in the oral cavity to elicit a unique taste known as umami. Recently, umami taste receptors were also found in the gastric mucosa. Although reports suggest that mucosal receptors may respond to free glutamate to modulate gastric function, no evidence of any effect on gastric emptying has been documented.This publication has 33 references indexed in Scilit:
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