Taste Buds Found in Lungs
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:04 pm
http://news.discovery.com/human/taste-b ... lungs.htmlScientists at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins tested mouse and human lung tissue. Not only did they find taste receptors similar to the taste buds on our tongues, they also found that different tastes triggered effects in the tissue.
For example, bitter flavors relaxed the lung tissue tremendously -- better than any other medication tested in the trials.