No solo tenemos receptores de sabor en la lengua. Hay receptores de sabor amargo en los pulmones, y receptores de sabor dulce en el cerebro, corazón, riñones, vejiga, epitelio respiratorio nasal, intestino, páncreas, vejiga, etcétera.

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Laffitte, A., Neiers, F., & Briand, L. (2014). Functional roles of the sweet taste receptor in oral and extraoral tissues. Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care, 17(4), 379. https://doi.org/10.1097%2Fmco.0000000000000058 3-

Henquin, J. C. (2012). Do pancreatic β cells “taste” nutrients to secrete insulin?. Science signaling, 5(239), pe36-pe36. https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscisignal.2003325 4-

Elliott, R. A., Kapoor, S., & Tincello, D. G. (2011). Expression and distribution of the sweet taste receptor isoforms T1R2 and T1R3 in human and rat bladders. The Journal of urology, 186(6), 2455-2462. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.juro.2011.07.083