title: Making sense of chemicals.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gilbertson
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kinnamon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*