Possible novel mechanism for bitter taste mediated through cGMP

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1661-1665

  Rosenzweig, Sophia ^a   Yan, Wentao ^a   Dasso, Maximillian ^a   Spielman, Andrew I ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; CAFFEINE; CYCLIC GMP; METHYLENE BLUE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE; TASTE BUD; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

EID: 0032984775     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.4.1661     Document Type: Article

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