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Taste-related publications from the Gilbertson Lab...

Gilbertson TA. (2002)  Hypoosmotic stimuli activate a chloride conductance in rat taste cells. Chem. Senses  27: 383-394.

Margolskee RF and Gilbertson TA (2002) Molecular neurobiology of gustatory transduction. In, Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation, RL Doty, ed. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York. (in press)

Gilbertson TA and Kim I. (2002) The chemoreception of fat. In, Chemistry of Taste, American Chemical Society Publishing, Clarendon Hills, IL. pp. 180-191.

Gilbertson TA, Boughter JD Jr., Zhang H and Smith DV. (2001)  Distribution of gustatory sensitivities in rat fungiform taste cells: Whole cell responses to apical chemical stimulation. J. Neurosci. 21: 4931-4941.

J. Neurosci. 21: 4931 (2001)

Cover picture: Maintaining intact taste buds within the tongue or palate epithelium allows the restricted delivery of taste stimuli to the apical membrane of taste receptor cells while whole-cell current is recorded from the basolateral membrane. The center image shows the base of a taste bud in the tongue epithelium that has been fixed after recording; a biocytin-filled receptor cell is labeled with DAB. The apical projection of this cell can be seen (out of focus) receding toward the taste pore. Top inset, A Lucifer yellow-filled patch pipette in a whole-cell configuration with a taste receptor cell. Bottom inset, Whole-cell currents recorded from a single receptor cell showing inward current and increased conductance in response to NaCl and decreased conductance after apical stimulation with sucrose. Sensitivities to the four basic taste stimuli (sucrose, NaCl, HCl, and quinine) were independently distributed across taste receptor cells. For details, see the article by Gilbertson et al. in this issue (pages 4931-4941).

Gilbertson TA, Damak S and Margolskee RF. (2000) The molecular physiology of taste transduction. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 10: 519-527.

Gilbertson TA, Kim I and Liu L. (1999) Sensory cues for dietary fat: implications for macronutrient preference.  Progress in Obesity Research  8: 167-171.

Boughter, JD Jr. and Gilbertson TA (1999) From channels to behavior: an integrative model of NaCl taste. Neuron 22: 213-215.

Lindemann B, Gilbertson TA and Kinnamon SC (1999)  Amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in taste. Current Topics in Membranes 47: 315-336

Gilbertson TA (1999)  The taste of fat.  In, The Pennington Center Nutrition Series: Volume 9: Nutrition, Genetics & Obesity.  Bray GA and Ryan DH, eds.  LSU Press, Baton Rouge, LA. pp. 192-207.

Herness MS and Gilbertson TA (1999)  Cellular mechanisms of taste transduction.  Annual Review of Physiology 61: 873-900.

Howell LA, Harris RBS, Clarke C, Youngblood BD, Ryan DH and Gilbertson TA (1999) The effects of acute and repeated restraint stress on consumption of preferred and aversive solutions in rodents. Physiol. Behav. 65: 697-704.

Gilbertson TA (1998) Gustatory mechanisms for the detection of fat.  Current Opinion in Neurobiology 8: 447-452. 

Gilbertson TA and Fontenot DT (1998) Distribution of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in the oral cavity of the hamster. Chem. Senses 23: 495-499.

Hu S, Wang S, Gibson J and Gilbertson TA (1998) Inhibition of delayed rectifier K+ channels by dexfenfluramine (Redux) J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 287: 480-486.

Gilbertson TA (1998) Role of the taste system in ingestive behavior: studies in NaCl and fatty acid transduction. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 855: 860-868.

Gilbertson TA, Liu L, York DA and Bray GA (1998)  Dietary fat preferences are inversely correlated with peripheral gustatory fatty acid sensitivity.  Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 855: 165-168.

Gilbertson TA and Zhang H (1998) Characterization of sodium transport in gustatory epithelia from the hamster and rat.  Chem. Senses 23: 283-293.

Gilbertson TA and Zhang H (1998)  Self-inhibition in amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in taste receptors cells. J. Gen. Physiol. 111: 667-677.

Gilbertson TA (1998)  Peripheral mechanisms in taste.  In, Frontiers of Oral Biology: The Scientific Basis of Eating, RWA Linden, ed. S Karger AG Press, Basel Switzerland. Front. Oral Biol. 9: 1-28.

Gilbertson DM, Monroe WT,  Milliet JR, Caprio J and Gilbertson TA (1997)  Citrate ions enhance behavioral and cellular responses to taste stimuli.  Physiol. Behav.  62: 491-500.

Gilbertson TA, Fontenot DT, Zhang H, Liu L and Monroe WT (1997)  Fatty acid modulation of K+ channels in taste receptor cells: Gustatory cues for dietary fat. Am. J. Physiol. 272 (Cell Physiol 41): C1203-C1210.

Gilbertson TA and Kinnamon SC (1996)  Making sense of chemicals.  Chemistry & Biology 3: 233-237.

Doolin R and Gilbertson TA (1996)  Distribution and characterization of functional amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in rat tongue. J. Gen. Physiol. 107: 545-554.

Gilbertson TA (1995)  Patch-clamping of taste cells in hamster and rat. In, Experimental Cell Biology of Taste and Olfaction, A.I. Spielman and J.G. Brand Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton FL. pp. 313-324.

Gilbertson DM and Gilbertson TA. (1994) Amiloride reduces the aversiveness of acids in preference tests.  Physiol. Behav.  56(4): 649-654.

Gilbertson TA  (1993)  The physiology of vertebrate taste reception. Current Opinion in Neurobiology  3(4): 532-539. 

Gilbertson TA, Roper SD and Kinnamon SC. (1993) Proton currents through amiloride-sensitive Na channels in isolated hamster taste cells: Enhancement by vasopressin and cAMP.  Neuron  10: 931-942.

Gilbertson TA, Avenet P, Kinnamon SC and Roper SD. (1992)  Proton currents through amiloride-sensitive Na channels in hamster taste cells: Role in acid transduction.  J. Gen. Physiol. 100: 803-824.

Roper SD and Gilbertson TA.  (1992)  Acid (sour) taste.  Fidia Research Foundation Neuroscience Facts. 3(16): 62-63.


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