Solitary chemosensory cells in the respiratory and vomeronasal epithelium of the human nose: A pilot study

Rhinology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 507-512

  Braun, Thomas ^a   Mack, Brigitte ^a   Kramer, Matthias F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human nose; Solitary chemosensory cells; Taste receptors; Vomeronasal organ

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 2;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DNA MICROARRAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NOSE; PILOT STUDY; TASTE BUD; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NOSE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TASTE BUDS; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 84856576205     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhino.11.121     Document Type: Article

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