title: Membrane properties of isolated frog taste cells: three types of responsivity to electrical stimulation.
abstract: The whole cell clamp technique was applied to an isolated frog taste cell to examine the detailed membrane properties. The electrical responses could be classified into 3 types. The taste cells of the active type generated a large spike potential under current clamp and a large early inward current followed by a small outward current. The taste cells of the inactive type did not generate a spike but showed a small inward current followed by a large outward current. The distribution of each type was 15, 70 and 15%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011892:Rana catesbeiana; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*