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Sweet sensations indicate the presence of this biomolecule
9.
The acronym for the ion channel that allows Na+ influx when
the channel is activated in the GPCR taste cascade
10.
The cell type that forms new receptor taste cells
11.
The bumps on your tongue
12.
In taste sensations that operate via GPCRs, release of this
chemical from intracellular stores by IP3 activates an ion channel that allows influx of
Na+
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1.
The main chemical that causes the sourness of fruits and
other foods
2.
Protein-rich foods evoke this taste sensation
3.
The taste sensation that is usually associated with toxic
natural foods
4.
A chemical, used also as a transmitter in other signalling
pathways, that evokes the same taste sensation as protein-rich foods
6.
The cellular extensions on which are located the traste
transduction mechanisms
7.
The taste sensation that is evoked by foods that block the
exit of K+ or allow the influx of H+
11.
The three letter acronym for the enyme actiavted by the
taste G proteins for sweet, sour and bitter