Department of Physiology and Biophysics, and Program in Neurosciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
J Cell Biol. 2010 Aug 9;190(3):285-96. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201003144.
Taste buds are aggregates of 50-100 polarized neuroepithelial cells that detect nutrients and other compounds. Combined analyses of gene expression and cellular function reveal an elegant cellular organization within the taste bud. This review discusses the functional classes of taste cells, their cell biology, and current thinking on how taste information is transmitted to the brain.
味蕾是由 50-100 个极化的神经上皮细胞聚集而成的,可检测营养物质和其他化合物。对基因表达和细胞功能的综合分析揭示了味蕾内的一种优雅的细胞组织。本文讨论了味觉细胞的功能类别、它们的细胞生物学以及关于味觉信息如何传递到大脑的当前思路。