Taste processing: whetting our appetites.
Two G-protein-coupled receptors have been identified that are present in the apical membranes of rat and mouse taste cells and differentially distributed across the tongue and palate. They are strong candidates for being taste receptors and their discovery has provided new tools for research into gustatory processing.
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Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1509,USA.
Margolis
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D000818:Animals; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000502:physiology; D000098706:Taste Receptors, Type 2
D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C431926:taste receptors, type 1; D000098706:Taste Receptors, Type 2; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins