Why do taste cells generate action potentials?
Taste cells regularly generate action potentials, but their functional significance in taste signaling is unclear. A paper in BMC Neuroscience reveals the identity of the voltage-gated Na+ channels underlying action potentials, providing the foundation for insights into their function.
Vandenbeuch
Aurelie
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Department of Otolaryngology and Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center, 12700 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Kinnamon
Sue C
SC
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D015222:Sodium Channels