The cell biology of taste

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-296

  Chaudhari, Nirupa ^a   Roper, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CELL AGGREGATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE BUD; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; TASTE; TASTE BUDS;

EID: 77955443637     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201003144     Document Type: Review

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