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Taste Buds
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D013650 |
[Small sensory organs which contain gustatory receptor cells, basal cells, and supporting cells. Taste buds in humans are found in the epithelia of the tongue, palate, and pharynx. They are innervated by the CHORDA TYMPANI NERVE (a branch of the facial nerve) and the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE.
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Taste Disorders
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D013651 |
[Conditions characterized by an alteration in gustatory function or perception. Taste disorders are frequently associated with OLFACTION DISORDERS. Additional potential etiologies include METABOLIC DISEASES; DRUG TOXICITY; and taste pathway disorders (e.g., TASTE BUD diseases; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASES; and BRAIN STEM diseases).
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Taste Perception
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D055697 |
[The process by which the nature and meaning of gustatory stimuli are recognized and interpreted by the brain. The five basic classes of taste perception are salty, sweet, bitter, sour and umami.
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Taste Threshold
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D013652 |
[The minimum concentration at which taste sensitivity to a particular substance or food can be perceived.
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Tatarstan
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D064874 |
[Political subdivision of eastern RUSSIA located within Europe. It lies between the Volga River and the Kama River, and extends east to the Ural mountains.
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Tattooing
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D013653 |
[The indelible marking of TISSUES, primarily SKIN, by pricking it with NEEDLES to imbed various COLORING AGENTS. Tattooing of the CORNEA is done to colorize LEUKOMA spots.
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Tauopathies
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D024801 |
[Neurodegenerative disorders involving deposition of abnormal tau protein isoforms (TAU PROTEINS) in neurons and glial cells in the brain. Pathological aggregations of tau proteins are associated with mutation of the tau gene on chromosome 17 in patients with ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; progressive supranuclear palsy (SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE); and corticobasal degeneration.
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Taurine
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D013654 |
[A conditionally essential nutrient, important during mammalian development. It is present in milk but is isolated mostly from ox bile and strongly conjugates bile acids.
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Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid
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D013655 |
[A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of chenodeoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as detergent to solubilize fats in the small intestine and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.
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Taurocholic Acid
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D013656 |
[The product of conjugation of cholic acid with taurine. Its sodium salt is the chief ingredient of the bile of carnivorous animals. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and cholerectic.
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Taurodeoxycholic Acid
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D013657 |
[A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of deoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic, also industrially as a fat emulsifier.
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Taurolithocholic Acid
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D013658 |
[A bile salt formed in the liver from lithocholic acid conjugation with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It solubilizes fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.
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Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
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D013659 |
[PL97-248. Title II of the Act specifies "provisions relating to savings in health and income security programs." This includes changes in payment for services, benefits and premiums of Medicare as well as changes in provisions under Medicaid and other specific programs covered by Social Security. Title II includes various revenue measures.
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Tax Exemption
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D019464 |
[Status not subject to taxation; as the income of a philanthropic organization. Tax-exempt organizations may also qualify to receive tax-deductible donations if they are considered to be nonprofit corporations under Section 501(c)3 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
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Taxaceae
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D032490 |
[A plant family of the order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division TRACHEOPHYTA.
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Taxes
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D013660 |
[Governmental levies on property, inheritance, gifts, etc.
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Taxis Response
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D000071442 |
[A behavior in free-moving organism that results in motion or orientation toward or away from an external stimulus.
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Taxodium
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D032489 |
[A plant genus of the family CUPRESSACEAE. Members contain taxodione and taxodone, which are diterpenoid quinone methide tumor inhibitors.
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Taxoids
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D043823 |
[A group of diterpenoid CYCLODECANES named for the taxanes that were discovered in the TAXUS tree. The action on MICROTUBULES has made some of them useful as ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS.
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Taxus
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D020946 |
[Genus of coniferous yew trees or shrubs, several species of which have medicinal uses. Notable is the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, which is used to make the anti-neoplastic drug taxol (PACLITAXEL).
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