Effects of synaptic dysfunction in taste cells (IMAGE)
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A) Taste tissue of wild-type mice and taste cell synaptic dysfunction mice (SNAP-cKO). In SNAP-cKO mice, the number of sour-sensing cells is reduced. B) Gustatory nerve responses to various taste stimuli in wild-type mice (red) and SNAP-cKO mice (blue). Compared to wild-type mice, SNAP-cKO mice showed reduced responses to sour stimuli (HCl, citric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, and tartaric acid), while responses to sweet, salty, bitter, and umami stimuli were unaffected.
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Professor Ryusuke Yoshida of Okayama University, Japan
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