title: Calcium-binding proteins in chemoreceptors of Xenopus laevis.
abstract: Calcium-binding proteins were investigated immunohistochemically in chemo-receptors of the olfactory epithelium and taste buds of the clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Calmodulin-, S-100- and calbindin-immunoreactive material were found in sensory cells of the olfactory epithelium; however, parvalbumin-like material was absent in these cells. Taste buds of the palate showed calmodulin-, S-100- and parvalbumin-immunoreactive material in sensory cells, while calbindin-immunoreactive material in supporting cells. Merkel cells, surrounding the base of the taste buds in a ring-like manner, exhibited calmodulin- and S-100-immunoreactive material.
authors.affiliation: University of Salzburg, Department of Physiology, Austria.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kerschbaum
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hermann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064026:Calbindins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000032:analysis; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry*; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000032:analysis; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D064026:Calbindins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002147:Calmodulin; D010320:Parvalbumins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G; D009418:S100 Proteins