Physiological evidence for ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors in rat taste cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2061-2069

  Lin, Weihong ^a   Kinnamon, Sue C ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLYCINE; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DEPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASTE BUD;

EID: 0032719386     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2061     Document Type: Article

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