type I taste bud cell

Term ID

CL:0002289

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. (3)

References

• FMA:62356

Ontology

Cell Ontology