Preferred Label : Type III Epithelial Receptor Cell;
NCIt synonyms : Type III Cell;
NCIt definition : A light cell found in taste buds, characterized by afferent synaptic specializations
to intragemminal nerve endings including increased density of the plasma membrane
along the nerve and aggregations of synaptic vesicles, and by the presence of cored
vesicles of 80-150 nm in diameter. The core is dense and the cell is immunoreactive
for 5-hydroxytryptamine, neural cell adhesion molecule, and PGP 9.5.;
Origin ID : C13149;
UMLS CUI : C1519712;
Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
