Gastrointestinal chemosensation: Chemosensory cells in the alimentary tract

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-24

  Breer, H ^a   Eberle, J ^a   Frick, C ^a   Haid, D ^a   Widmayer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Receptors; Sensing; Signaling; Transporters

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKERATIN 18; FAT; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 120; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 40; GASTRIC INHIBITORY POLYPEPTIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL M5;

BRUSH BORDER; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTEROENDOCRINE CELL; FAT INTAKE; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE CELL; MOLECULAR SENSOR; MUCOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; TASTE BUD; TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; EATING; ENTEROENDOCRINE CELLS; FOOD; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TASTE BUDS;

EID: 84865124912     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0954-z     Document Type: Review

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