BIO304H5 Lecture : #20 Taste and Smell
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Type 1: k+ is activaley pumped into to clear k+ Type 2 (ignore whats on slide): detect sweet, umami, and bitter, activaete for calium to come through the cell. Type 3: 5-ht is serotonin, atp activates p2y which releseases 5-ht. Phospholipase c activates ip3 which allows intracellular ca+ to be released to activate panx1 and. Panx1 allows the release of atp and trpm5 allows na+ to come in (?: causes +ve charges to accumulate within the cell, for sour hydrogen opens.