Table 3.

Mean data ± standard deviation (∆σ) of the immunoreactive cell counts for the following: light cells, dark cells, Merkel-like cells, and supporting cells of the taste buds detected by Piezo 1, Piezo 2, and Calretinin, as well as the isolated chemosensory cells detected by Piezo 2. The statistical analysis showed different expression patterns for the investigated proteins in the different cellular subpopulations. Mean values ± standard deviation, Δσ; -, no immunoreactivity detected.

	Mean ± ∆σ of Light Cells	Mean ± ∆σ of Dark Cells	Mean ± ∆σ of Supporting Cells	Mean ± ∆σ of Merkel-Like Cells	Mean ± ∆σ of ICCCs
Piezo 1	32 ± 5.9	31.4 ± 4.7	32.9 ± 3.7	30 ± 6.8	-
Piezo 2	28.4 ± 6	33.5 ± 3.8	-	-	32.2 ± 2.7
Calretinin	29.7 ± 3.9	31.1 ± 3.1	-	-	-