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Structure of gustatory pore

Known as: Gustatory pore, Porus gustatorius, Taste Pore 
The opening at the apex of the taste bud.
National Institutes of Health

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Anatomical orificeTaste Buds

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Voltage-gated sodium channels in taste bud cells
BackgroundTaste bud cells transmit information regarding the contents of food from taste receptors embedded in apical microvilli… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Transient receptor potential family members PKD1L3 and PKD2L1 form a candidate sour taste receptor
Animals use their gustatory systems to evaluate the nutritious value, toxicity, sodium content, and acidity of food. Although… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A quantitative study of fungiform papillae and taste pore density in adults and children.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Hyperpolarization-activated channels HCN1 and HCN4 mediate responses to sour stimuli
Sour taste is initiated by protons acting at receptor proteins or channels. In vertebrates, transduction of this taste quality… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Putative Mammalian Taste Receptors A Class of Taste-Specific GPCRs with Distinct Topographic Selectivity
Review
1993
Review
1993
Perireceptor events in taste.
The microenvironment at chemical receptor sites is important for ligand-receptor interaction as it can influence the entry… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Proton currents through amiloride-sensitive Na channels in hamster taste cells. Role in acid transduction
The activity of taste cells maintained in the intact hamster tongue was monitored in response to acid stimulation by recording… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Postnatal development of the vallate papilla and taste buds in rats
The postnatal maturation of the vallate papilla and its taste buds was quantitatively investigated in rats by light microscopy… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY OF THE DEVELOPING TASTE BUD IN RAT FUNGIFORM PAPILLA.
  • A. Farbman
  • Developmental Biology
  • 1965
  • Corpus ID: 41630266
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
FINE STRUCTURE OF THE TASTE BUD.
  • A. Farbman
  • Journal of Ultrastructure Research
  • 1965
  • Corpus ID: 36708041
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