Evidence for a role of glutamate as an efferent transmitter in taste buds
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Glutamate has been proposed as a transmitter in the peripheral taste system in addition to its well-documented role as an umami taste stimulus. Evidence for a role as a transmitter includes the presence of ionotropic glutamate recept...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/11/77 |