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Making sense of chemicals
1Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
Chemistry & Biology
|April 1, 1996
Abstract:
The sensation of taste is initiated when chemicals interact with peripheral receptors in the oral cavity, activating a cascade of cellular events that lead to changes in neurotransmitter release onto afferent nerve fibers. The mechanisms of taste transduction are diverse and involve a rich array of signaling components.