Taste and solubility of toxic compounds in poisoning of rats and man.

1 January 1950

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Vol. 43 (5) , 358-374
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0058441

Abstract

A study of 11 toxic compounds showed no relationship between solubility in water and taste either for man or rat. Ability to taste these poisons was highly correlated between rats and man. Rats accepted four of the poisons in spite of their ability to detect the substances in dilute solution. 29 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords

TASTE &
WATER SOLUBILITY
&
RECEPTIVE AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSES
TASTE
SOLUBILITY
POISON