Chemosensors in the nose: Guardians of the airways

Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-60

  Tizzano, Marco ^a   Finger, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMORECEPTOR; HUMAN; NOSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE BUD;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; HUMANS; NOSE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE BUDS;

EID: 84871889643     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00035.2012     Document Type: Review

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