Term Name: | type I taste bud cell |
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Synonyms: | dark tongue cell, type I taste cell, type taste 1 cell |
Definition: | A densely staining taste receptor cell that contains many dense vacuoles in their apical regions which project into the apical space and bear microvilli. This cell type serves as a supporting cell by surrounding and isolating the other cell types from each other; secrete a dense amorphous material that surrounds the microvilli in the taste pore. This cell type expresses a glial glutumate transporter, GLAST. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0002289] |