Lec 13-3 - Taste / Olfaction Flashcards
tastes that rely on g protein coupled receptors
sweet, umami, bitter
receptor for sweet
t1r2+3
receptor for umami
t1r1+3
receptor for bitter
t2r
salt taste transduction through blank channels depolarize the cell
amiloride-sensitive
sour taste transduction through blank
hydrogen ions through ion channel
peptide from adipose cells that reduces response to sweet tastants
leptin
active substance in marijuana that increases response to sweet taste
endocannabinoids
supertasters are especially sensitive to blank taste and have more blank
bitter, fungiform papillae
supertasters often dont like blank
green veggies
chemoreceptor cells live this long
10 days
taste is blank lost during chemotherapy
temporarily
addisons disease is an adrenal insufficiency that is an example of blank and there is an increased sensitivity to blank
hypergeusia, salt
surgeries like blank can lead to taste disorders
wisdom teeth extraction
number of blank decrease with age
fungiform