| Sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil is associated with gustin (carbonic anhydrase VI) gene polymorphism, salivary zinc, and body mass index in humans A Padiglia, A Zonza, E Atzori, C Chillotti, C Calò, BJ Tepper, ... The American journal of clinical nutrition 92 (3), 539-545, 2010 | 162 | 2010 |
| Polymorphisms in TAS2R38 and the taste bud trophic factor, gustin gene co-operate in modulating PROP taste phenotype C Calò, A Padiglia, A Zonza, L Corrias, P Contu, BJ Tepper, ... Physiology & behavior 104 (5), 1065-1071, 2011 | 142 | 2011 |
| Extreme sensitivity in an olfactory system AM Angioy, A Desogus, IT Barbarossa, P Anderson, BS Hansson Chemical Senses 28 (4), 279-284, 2003 | 141 | 2003 |
| Genetic Sensitivity to the Bitter Taste of 6-n-Propylthiouracil (PROP) and Its Association with Physiological Mechanisms Controlling Body Mass Index (BMI) BJ Tepper, S Banni, M Melis, R Crnjar, I Tomassini Barbarossa Nutrients 6 (9), 3363-3381, 2014 | 122 | 2014 |
| The gustin (CA6) gene polymorphism, rs2274333 (A/G), as a mechanistic link between PROP tasting and fungiform taste papilla density and maintenance M Melis, E Atzori, S Cabras, A Zonza, C Calò, P Muroni, M Nieddu, ... PloS one 8 (9), e74151, 2013 | 118 | 2013 |
| Responsiveness to 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) is associated with salivary levels of two specific basic proline-rich proteins in humans T Cabras, M Melis, M Castagnola, A Padiglia, BJ Tepper, I Messana, ... PloS one 7 (2), e30962, 2012 | 113 | 2012 |
| Taste perception of sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami and changes due to l-arginine supplementation, as a function of genetic ability to taste 6-n-propylthiouracil M Melis, I Tomassini Barbarossa Nutrients 9 (6), 541, 2017 | 98 | 2017 |
| Associations between orosensory perception of oleic acid, the common single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs1761667 and rs1527483) in the CD36 gene, and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP … M Melis, G Sollai, P Muroni, R Crnjar, I Tomassini Barbarossa Nutrients 7 (3), 2068-2084, 2015 | 95 | 2015 |
| Marked increase in PROP taste responsiveness following oral supplementation with selected salivary proteins or their related free amino acids M Melis, MC Aragoni, M Arca, T Cabras, C Caltagirone, M Castagnola, ... PloS one 8 (3), e59810, 2013 | 72 | 2013 |
| Factors influencing the phenotypic characterization of the oral marker, PROP BJ Tepper, M Melis, Y Koelliker, P Gasparini, KL Ahijevych, ... Nutrients 9 (12), 1275, 2017 | 69 | 2017 |
| The gustin (CA6) gene polymorphism, rs2274333 (A/G), is associated with fungiform papilla density, whereas PROP bitterness is mostly due to TAS2R38 in an ethnically-mixed … IT Barbarossa, M Melis, MZ Mattes, C Calò, P Muroni, R Crnjar, BJ Tepper Physiology & behavior 138, 6-12, 2015 | 69 | 2015 |
| First objective evaluation of taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP), a paradigm gustatory stimulus in humans G Sollai, M Melis, D Pani, P Cosseddu, I Usai, R Crnjar, A Bonfiglio, ... Scientific reports 7 (1), 40353, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
| Polymorphism rs1761667 in the CD36 Gene Is Associated to Changes in Fatty Acid Metabolism and Circulating Endocannabinoid Levels Distinctively in Normal … M Melis, G Carta, S Pintus, P Pintus, CA Piras, E Murru, C Manca, ... Frontiers in physiology 8, 1006, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
| “Smelling and tasting” Parkinson's disease: Using senses to improve the knowledge of the disease V Oppo, M Melis, M Melis, I Tomassini Barbarossa, G Cossu Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 12, 43, 2020 | 45 | 2020 |
| Sensory perception of and salivary protein response to astringency as a function of the 6-n-propylthioural (PROP) bitter-taste phenotype M Melis, NY Yousaf, MZ Mattes, T Cabras, I Messana, R Crnjar, ... Physiology & behavior 173, 163-173, 2017 | 44 | 2017 |
| Taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil is associated with endocannabinoid plasma levels in normal-weight individuals IT Barbarossa, G Carta, E Murru, M Melis, A Zonza, C Vacca, P Muroni, ... Nutrition 29 (3), 531-536, 2013 | 40 | 2013 |
| TAS2R38 bitter taste receptor and attainment of exceptional longevity M Melis, A Errigo, R Crnjar, GM Pes, I Tomassini Barbarossa Scientific Reports 9 (1), 18047, 2019 | 39 | 2019 |
| New insight into the antennal chemosensory function of opius concolor (hymenoptera, Braconidae) IT Barbarossa, P Muroni, M Dardani, P Casula, AM Angioy Italian journal of zoology 65 (4), 367-370, 1998 | 39 | 1998 |
| Participants with normal weight or with obesity show different relationships of 6-n-Propylthiouracil (PROP) taster status with BMI and plasma endocannabinoids G Carta, M Melis, S Pintus, P Pintus, CA Piras, L Muredda, D Demurtas, ... Scientific reports 7 (1), 1361, 2017 | 36 | 2017 |
| Olfactory sensitivity to amino acids in the juvenile stages of the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) R Crnjar, G Slcalera, A Bigiani, I Tomassini Barbarossa, PC Magherini, ... Journal of Fish Biology 40 (4), 567-576, 1992 | 35 | 1992 |
