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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Nutr. 2014 May 16;34:281–303. doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071812-161220

Table 1.

Secretions induced by fatty acids in taste bud cells and in enteroendocrine cells (EEC) and the membrane FA receptors involved. Circumvallate refers to the circumvallate papillae, Duod/Jejun refers to Duodenum/Jejunum.

Peptide Primary site Fat ligand FA Receptor
Taste Cells
GLP-1 Circumvallate LCFA GPR120
Serotonin Circumvallate LCFA CD36
EE Cells
K cells GIP Duod/Jejun LCFA GPR40, 119, 120
S cells Secretin Duod/Jejun LCFA CD36
I cells CCK Duod/Jejun LCFA CD36, GPR40
L cells PYY Ileum/colon ShFA GPR41, 43
L cells GLP-1 Ileum/colon LCFA, OEA GPR40, 119, 120