Interactions between salt and acid stimuli: A lesson in gustation from simultaneous epithelial and neural recordings

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 787-791

  Simon, S A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID; AMILORIDE; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; PROTON; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHORDA TYMPANI; DRINKING; EATING; EPITHELIUM; FACIAL NERVE; ION CURRENT; MEASUREMENT; MOUTH; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NOTE; PH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM TRANSPORT; TASTE; TASTE BUD; TIGHT JUNCTION; TONGUE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NEURONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TASTE; TASTE BUDS;

EID: 0036900598     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.20028735     Document Type: Note

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