Nasal Chemosensory Cells Use Bitter Taste Signaling to Detect Irritants and Bacterial Signals
Nasal Chemosensory Cells Use Bitter Taste Signaling to Detect Irritants and Bacterial Signals
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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The upper respiratory tract is continually assaulted with harmful dusts and xenobiotics carried on the incoming airstream. Detection of such irritants by the trigeminal nerve evokes protective reflexes, including sneezing, apnea, and local neurogenic inflammation of the mucosa. Although free intra-epithelial nerve endings can detect certain lipophi...
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Nasal Chemosensory Cells Use Bitter Taste Signaling to Detect Irritants and Bacterial Signals
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_745930949
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_745930949
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0911934107
