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Schematic representation of cells in a taste bud, and transduction of NaCl taste in a taste receptor cell (yellow: taste receptor cells, red: support cells, pink: immature precursor cells). Taste receptor cells form synapses with afferent nerve fibers that penetrate the taste bud, crossing the basal membrane.
