Table V.
Quantitative immunocytochemical double labeling patterns of alpha receptors with beta receptors in taste receptor Mean 1 represents the mean percentage of alpha adrenoceptor subtype labeled cells which co-expressed the β-2 receptor per cross-sectioned taste bud. Mean 2 represents the mean percentage of the β-2 receptor subtype labeled cells which co-expressed the corresponding alpha adrenoceptor per cross-sectioned taste bud. Means are expressed ± SE.
Staining | Total Taste Buds | Alpha Adrenoreceptor | β2 | Double Labeled | Mean 1 (%DL/AR/TBs/sec) ± SE | Mean 2 (%DL/β2/TBs/sec) ± SE |
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α1A & β2 | 413 buds | 561 cells | 1220 cells | 331 cells | 58.77±4.43 cells | 26.26±3.35 cells |
α1B & β2 | 210 | 464 | 648 | 288 | 59.25±13.81 | 42.23±7.33 |
α1D & β2 | 125 | 246 | 360 | 130 | 56.95±7.21 | 37.12±1.96 |
α2A & β2 | 312 | 308 | 1179 | 290 | 94.29±1.03 | 24.83±2.06 |