Contribution of the T1r3 taste receptor to the response properties of central gustatory neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2459-2471

  Lemon, Christian H ^a,c   Margolskee, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACESULFAME; ACETIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLYCINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PAPAVERINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROLINE; QUININE; SACCHARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM NITRATE; SORBITOL; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SWEETNESS; TASTE BUD; WILD TYPE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 3;

EID: 65649131584     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90892.2008     Document Type: Article

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