New Frontiers in Gut Nutrient Sensor Research: Luminal Glutamate-Sensing Cells in Rat Gastric Mucosa

• Main Authors: Eiji Nakamura (Author), Mai Hasumura (Author), Ana San Gabriel (Author), Hisayuki Uneyama (Author), Kunio Torii (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dietary free glutamate is known to elicit umami, one of the five basic tastes percepted via the specific taste sensor cells on the tongue. Recent studies suggest the specific glutamate sensors exist in the gastric mucosa and contribute to the regulation of gastrointestinal functions, yet the precise...