Table 2.

Responses (in picoamperes) to four basic stimuli in 17 taste cells of the soft palate

Cell#	0.1m sucrose	0.032 m NaCl	3.2 mmHCl	3.2 mmQHCl	n2-a
1	—	—	−8	—	1
2	—	—	—	—	0
3	15	—	—	—	1
4	40	−10	−10	10	4
5	—	−10	—	10	2
6	25	—	—	15	2
7	13	−10	−8	—	3
8	—	−5	—	10	2
9	—	—	−10	—	1
10	15	−35	−10	15	4
11	20	−25	−50	—	3
12	50	−15	−50	—	3
13	25	−10	—	—	2
14	40	—	−10	—	2
15	35	−30	−10	10	4
16	25	−25	−20	30	4
17	50	—	−50	20	3
n2-b	12	10	11	8	41
P2-c	0.706	0.588	0.647	0.471

^F2-aNumber of responses in each cell;

^F2-bnumber of cells responding to each stimulus;

^F2-cproportion of cells responding to each stimulus.