Age-related expression of α-gustducin in the rat larynx

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 387-393

  Nishio, Takeshi ^a   Koike, Shinobu ^a   Okano, Hiroyuki ^a   Bamba, Hitoshi ^a   Hisa, Yasuo ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Larynx; Taste bud; gustducin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GUSTDUCIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSDUCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; EPIGLOTTIS; FOOD; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LARYNX; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TASTE; TASTE BUD;

EID: 33646706791     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500512     Document Type: Article

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