Effects of osmolarity on taste receptor cell size and function

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 4 46-4, 1999, Pages

  Lyall, Vijay ^a   Heck, Gerard L ^a   Desimone, John A ^a   Feldman, George M ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcein; Cell volume; Chorda tympani; Fluorescence imaging; Salt taste

Indexed keywords

CELLOBIOSE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MANNITOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; CHORDA TYMPANI; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASTE BUD; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALIA; CHORDA;

EID: 0032724244     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.4.c800     Document Type: Article

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