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taste receptor cell

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000209

A cell type found in the spherical or ovoid clusters of receptor cells found mainly in the epithelium of the tongue and constituting the end organs of the sense of taste. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0618947256 ]

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taste receptor cell

Synonyms

taste bud cell

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cell

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Equivalent to:

neuron and capable of some detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste

Subclass of:

neurecto-epithelial cell
neuronal receptor cell
endo-epithelial cell
chemoreceptor cell
sensory epithelial cell
epidermal cell
part of some stratum basale of epidermis
capable of some detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste