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Mice lacking α-gustducin develop accelerated loss of bone supporting the teeth and more severe ligature-induced periodontitis as shown in the left panels and the 3D-rendered computed tomography images (right panels) of maxillae from wild-type (upper) and mice without gustducin (lower).

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Monell Chemical Senses Center; Nature Communications

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