They taste bitter. That is, the smooth muscles of your lungs have taste receptors for bitterness in them. Don't take my word for it, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found them and reported it in Nature Medicine. One popular media presentation of this is provided by the magazine US News and World Reports: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/allergy-and-asthma/articles/2010/10/24/bitter-taste-receptors-found-in-lungs-may-aid-asthma-patients.html and in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303864404575572093266587452.html And here is a link to article in Nature Medicine: http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nm.2237.html
I wonder if someone will now find sweetness receptors on heart muscle. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5938 or send a blank email to leave-5938-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
