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Just for the fizz of it

The tingling sensation caused by carbonated water appears to stem from taste receptors responding to products of a chemical reaction.

References:

Dessirier, J.-M., et al. 1998. Oral irritation by carbonated water is reduced by the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, acetazolamide. Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. November. Los Angeles.

Sources:

Jean-Marc Dessirier
University of California, Davis
Departments of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
Davis, CA 95616

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 22, November 28, 1998, p. 344. Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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