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New perspectives in a gustatory physiology: transduction, development, and plasticity
R E Stewart1, J A DeSimone, D L Hill
1Department of Physiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA.
The American Journal of Physiology
|January 1, 1997
Summary
Mammalian taste reception involves diverse cellular mechanisms, including ion channels and G protein-linked receptors. Taste stimulus reception sites are found on both apical and basolateral membranes, with pathways changing during development and adulthood.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Sensory Biology
Background:
- Mammalian gustatory transduction mechanisms have seen significant advances.
- Understanding taste stimulus reception is crucial for sensory science.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent findings on mammalian gustatory transduction.
- To highlight the diversity of cellular mechanisms in taste reception.
- To discuss plasticity and developmental modulation of taste pathways.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent research in mammalian gustatory transduction.
- Analysis of cellular mechanisms including G protein-linked receptors and ion channels.
- Examination of taste stimulus interaction sites and developmental plasticity.
Main Results:
- Diverse cellular mechanisms, including G protein-linked receptors and ion channels, mediate taste reception.
- Taste stimuli interact with receptive sites on both apical and basolateral membranes.
- Gustatory transduction pathways show significant modulation during postnatal development and adult plasticity.
Conclusions:
- Mammalian taste reception is complex, involving a variety of cellular mechanisms and interaction sites.
- Taste pathways are dynamic, undergoing modulation during development and in response to physiological factors.
- Further research into gustatory system plasticity can inform our understanding of taste perception.