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MeSH Heading: Taste
Tree Number(s): F02.830.816.724; G11.561.790.724
Unique ID: D013649
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013649
Annotation: differentiate from TASTE PERCEPTION: TASTE takes place in the mouth, TASTE PERCEPTION takes place in the brain
Scope Note: The ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the PALATE; the PHARYNX; and the EPIGLOTTIS.
Entry Term(s): Gustation; Taste Sense
NLM Classification #: WI 212
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Taste MeSH Descriptor Data 2026