Differentiation of α-gustducin in taste buds of the mouse soft palate and fungiform papillae

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 486-490

  Zhang, Gen Hua ^a   Zhang, Hai Yun ^a   Deng, Shao Ping ^b   Qin, Yu Mei ^b  

^a CHANGSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungiform papillae; Immunohistochemistry; Mice; Soft palate; Taste buds; gustducin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; IMMUNOLOGY;

FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE; GUSTDUCIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SOFT PALATE; TASTE BUDS; TASTE TRANSDUCTION;

PROTEINS;

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

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ELONGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SOFT PALATE; TASTE BUD;

MUS;

EID: 35148853671     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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