Once a deficit in taste acceptance is discovered, we have the capability to characterize its cause, using a number of genetic, physiological, and behavioral methods, as required. We can advise about appropriate taste solution concentrations and test conditions, or conduct the tests here inexpensively. We can screen as many as 500 mice simultaneously. Protocols can be adapted to screen more compounds, depending on the time and resources available. Measuring lick rates of mice during brief-access to taste solutions requires a lickometer.
Funds are available to consult and visit with laboratories interested in conducting their own tests.
Consumption of electrolytes and quinine by mouse strains with different blood pressures.