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Toward Quality Upgrading of Rice Production in SSA: Experimental Evidence from Northern Ghana
Quality improvement of domestic milled rice is an urgent issue in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) because domestic rice cannot compete with imports in the growing urban market. Past studies considered poor milling fa...
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Open AccessSkn-1a/Pou2f3 is required for the generation of Trpm5-expressing microvillous cells in the mouse main olfactory epithelium
The main olfactory epithelium (MOE) in mammals is a specialized organ to detect odorous molecules in the external environment. The MOE consists of four types of cells: olfactory sensory neurons, supporting cel...
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Immuno-localization of vesicular acetylcholine transporter in mouse taste cells and adjacent nerve fibers: indication of acetylcholine release
Acetylcholine (ACh) is well established as a neurotransmitter and/or neuromodulator in various organs. Previously, it has been shown by Ogura (J Neurophysiol 87:2643–2649, 2002) that in both physiological and ...
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Expression of P2Y1 receptors in rat taste buds
Extracellular nucleotides such as ATP are the signaling molecules which bind to membrane receptors (P2X ligand-gated ion channels and G-protein-coupled P2Y families). In the gustatory system, it is known that ...
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Potential-dependent action ofAnemonia sulcata toxins III and IV on sodium channels in crayfish giant axons
Effects of toxins III and IV (ATX III and IV) from the sea anemoneAnemonia sulcata on the Na current of crayfish giant axons were studied. Both toxins slowed the inactivation of Na channels, producing a maintaine...
