Expression and Functional Activity of the Human Bitter Taste Receptor TAS2R38 in Human Placental Tissues and JEG-3 Cells

Bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs) are expressed in mucous epithelial cells of the tongue but also outside the gustatory system in epithelial cells of the colon, stomach and bladder, in the upper respiratory tract, in the cornified squamous epithelium of the skin as well as in airway smooth muscle cell...

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Main Authors: Ute Wölfle, Floriana A. Elsholz, Astrid Kersten, Birgit Haarhaus, Udo Schumacher, Christoph M. Schempp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/3/306