Anthony J. Sclafani

Glucose appetition in C57BL/6J mice: Influence of nonnutritive sweetener experience, food deprivation state and sex differences

The paper investigates how nonnutritive sweetener experience, food deprivation, and sex affect glucose appetition in mice, finding that food restriction enhances glucose licking but is not needed for flavor preference.

Fructose appetition in "taste-blind" P2X2/P2X3 double knockout mice

The paper shows that P2X2/P2X3 double-knockout mice develop strong fructose appetition, unlike TRPM5 KO mice, suggesting distinct mechanisms for fructose taste perception.