

To
get an idea of what we are currently up to, here are several of our recent
abstracts (within the few years):
Bhat
M, Jordt R, Khan MA, Foley CE and Gilbertson TA. (2003) Validation of the Rat
Behavioral Avoidance Taste Model from a Drug Delivery Perspective. AAPS Annual
Meeting, Oct 26-30, Salt Lake City, UT (submitted)
Hansen
DR, Hoyal DO, Foley CE, Guenter J, Johnson DJ and Gilbertson TA. (2003)
Functional implications of differences in potassium channel expression among
lingual taste buds. Chemical Senses (submitted)
Burks
CA, Hansen DR, Rao S, Lin W, Kinnamon SC and Gilbertson TA. (2003) Rat taste
buds express multiple members of the KCNK family of two-pore domain potassium
channels. Chemical Senses (submitted)
Gilbertson
TA, Chen W, Rao S, Hansen DR. (2003) Identification of natriferic hormone
responsive elements in taste cells: Implications for the regulation of salt
& water taste. Chemical Senses (submitted)
Gilbertson
TA and Hansen DR. (2002) Chemoreception
for fat. Presented at the 1st
International Congress on Mastication and Health. September 15-18, 2002.
Yokohama, Japan. [invited speaker]
Hansen
DR, Kwon S-I, and Gilbertson TA. (2002) Use of
real-time PCR to quantitate differences in expression of delayed
rectifying potassium channels in
taste cells. Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of
Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)
Rao
S, Hansen DR and Gilbertson TA. (2002) Expression of the
ClC family of chloride channels in taste cells. Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of
Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)
Lin W, Rao S, Kinnamon SC and Gilbertson TA. (2002)
Evidence for expression of TASK-like K+ channels in rat
taste cells. Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of
Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)
Boughter JD, Christy RC, Gilbertson TA and Smith
DV. (2002) Physiological properties of
immunocytochemically identified taste cells. Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of
Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)
Christy RC, Boughter JD Jr, Lemon CH, Gilbertson TA and Smith DV. (2001) Immunocytochemical
identification of cell types in rat taste buds: functional correlations. Soc.
Neurosci. Abstr., Vol. 27, Program No. 287.4.
Gilbertson
TA, Hansen DR, Foley CE, Nikonova, L and Kim I. (2001) Is
ROMK1 (Kir 1.1) the elusive apical K+ channel in mammalian taste
cells? Chemical Senses 26: 1121-1122.
Nikonova
L, Kim I, Hansen DR and Gilbertson TA. (2001) Relative
expression of delayed rectifying K+ channel subtypes differs in the
three types of lingual taste buds. Chemical Senses 26:
1108.
Gilbertson
TA (2000)
Mechanisms of vertebrate taste reception. American
Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Meeting, Indianapolis IN.
Kim
I, Siears ND, Nikonova L and Gilbertson
TA (2000) Aquaporin expression and hypoosmotic-induced
currents in non-lingual taste buds. Chemical
Senses 25: 686.
Gilbertson
TA, Siears ND, Mercante JW, Zhang H and Kim I (2000) Hypoosmotic
stimuli activate a chloride conductance in taste cells. Chemical
Senses 25:
687.
Smith
DV, Zhang H, Boughter JD Jr., St. John SJ and Gilbertson TA (2000) Random distribution of
gustatory sensitivities to four basic stimuli in rat taste receptor cells and
brainstem neurons. Chemical Senses 25: 661.
Gilbertson
TA (2000) Chemoreception of fat. Chemistry
of Taste Symposium, American
Chemical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA. (in press).