The fluid pushes the filaments of individual cells; movement of the filaments causes receptor cells to become open to receive the potassium-rich endolymph.
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The mouth, throat, larynx, and esophagus all have taste buds, which are replaced every ten days . Each taste bud contains receptor cells.
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Special receptor cells poke out of these tiny organs to catch the sweet, salty, sour and bitter molecules that land in the mouth.
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It is also possible that cNMP levels directly regulate the activity of cNMP-gated channels and cNMP-inhibited ion channels expressed in taste receptor cells.
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TAS2Rs are expressed on the surface of taste receptor cells and mediate the perception of bitterness through a G protein-coupled second messenger pathway.
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Basal stem cells give rise to both neurons and non-neuronal cells and allow for constant regeneration of receptor cells and its surrounding cell.
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The functional unit of the eye is the receptor cell, which contains the opsin proteins and responds to light by initiating a nerve impulse.
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The combination of somatostatin receptor and FDG PET imaging is able to quantify somatostatin receptor cell surface ( SSTR ) expression and glycolytic metabolism, respectively.
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The receptor cells located in the semicircular ducts are innervated by the eighth cranial nerve, aka vestibulocochlear nerve ( more specifically the vestibular portion ).
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The combination of both mechanisms leads to an overall longer response of the taste receptor cells to the bitter foods, and aftertaste perception subsequently occurs.
