Joseph Brand (biologist)
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Joseph G. Brand is a biologist currently at Monell Chemical Senses Center. In 1985, Brand discovered that the substance amiloride is an inhibitor of sodium when present in the epithelia of rats.[1] Subsequently in 2005, Brand and Xia Li discovered that cats did not have a functioning sweet taste receptor, because it was made obsolete by evolution.
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Joseph G. Brand | |
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Alma mater | University of Rochester |
Known for | Amiloride as a sodium inhibitor, nonfunctioning cat taste receptor |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, Genetics |
Institutions | Monell Chemical Senses Center |
Doctoral advisor | Taft Toribara |
Doctoral students | Xia Li |
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