Making sense of chemicals.
The sensation of taste is initiated when chemicals interact with peripheral receptors in the oral cavity, activating a cascade of cellular events that lead to changes in neurotransmitter release onto afferent nerve fibers. The mechanisms of taste transduction are diverse and involve a rich array of signaling components.
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
Kinnamon
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D000818:Animals; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*