TABLE 1.
Classification of PbN and NST taste neurons by means of their best stimulus and number of effective taste stimuli
Best Stimulus | Number of Effective Stimuli | Number of Neurons |
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PbN (n = 43) | NST (n = 119) | |||
N-best | 1 | 7 | 18 | |
2 | 5 | 11 | ||
3 | 1 | 5 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | ||
Subtotal: 13 | Subtotal: 35 | |||
S-best | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
2 | 4 | 10 | ||
3 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 0 | 4 | ||
Subtotal: 10 | Subtotal: 25 | |||
C-best | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
2 | 1 | 8 | ||
3 | 1 | 5 | ||
4 | 0 | 2 | ||
Subtotal: 5 | Subtotal: 25 | |||
Q-best | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
2 | 6 | 9 | ||
3 | 3 | 9 | ||
4 | 0 | 4 | ||
Subtotal: 15 | Subtotal: 34 |