About the Authors
- Taufiqul Huque
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* E-mail: thuque@monell.org
Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Beverly J. Cowart
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Affiliations Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, The Monell-Jefferson Taste and Smell Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Luba Dankulich-Nagrudny
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Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Edmund A. Pribitkin
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Affiliation The Monell-Jefferson Taste and Smell Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Douglas L. Bayley
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Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Andrew I. Spielman
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Affiliation New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, United States of America
- Roy S. Feldman
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Affiliations Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Scott A. Mackler
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Affiliations Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Joseph G. Brand
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Affiliations Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TH BJC JGB. Performed the experiments: TH BJC LDN DLB. Analyzed the data: TH BJC JGB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TH BJC EAP AIS RSF SAM JGB. Wrote the paper: TH BJC JGB. Biopsied taste tissue: EAP AIS RSF.