Hillary L. Shaw, M.D., Cedrick D. Dotson, Ph.D., Steven D. Munger, Ph.D., and Nanette Steinle, M.D.
Hillary L. Shaw is a postdoctoral trainee in the Department of Medicine, Caritas Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA; Cedrick D. Dotson is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Steven D. Munger is an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Nanette Steinle is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, all at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Within the past 12 months, Drs. Shaw, Dotson and Steinle report no commercial conflicts of interest. Dr. Munger Dr. Munger has been a consultant with McNeil Nutritionals and has done research for Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose.
Release Date: 06/08/2009
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Describe behaviors associated with genetic variation in taste receptors
Identify the receptor type most commonly associated with ingestive behavior
Identify individuals whose eating behavior is likely to be most influenced by genetic variation in taste receptors
Identify biologic processes involved in taste receptor modulation of eating behavior.