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 GOC:tfm ]
A specialized cell involved in gustatory sensory perception. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0618947256 GOC:tfm ]
Synonyms: taste bud cell
Term information
- FMA:67910
Term relations
- neuron and capable of some detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste
- chemoreceptor cell and capable of some detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste