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Functional Cell Types in Taste Buds Have Distinct Longevities
Taste buds are clusters of polarized sensory cells embedded in stratified oral epithelium. In adult mammals, taste buds turn over continuously and are replenished through the birth of new cells in the basal layer of the surrounding non-sensory epithelium. The half-life of cells in mammalian taste bu...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3540047/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23320081 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053399 |