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. 2019 May 31;10:652. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00652

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(A) Average (±SEM) UWMS flow rate of younger (18–30 years, n = 31) and older (60+ years, n = 25) participants. */+p < 0.05. (B) The average (±SEM) WMS flow rate following 1 min of 1 ml mouth rinse of taste and TRP agonists or 1-min smelling of menthol in younger (18–30 years, n = 31) and older (60+ years, n = 25) participants. Flow rate (g/min) following taste/TRP stimulation expressed as a ratio of flow rate (g/min) following water rinse. Flow rate (g/min) following menthol odor stimulation expressed as a ratio of resting flow rate (g/min).