Table 1 Quantitation of immunoreactive cells in rat and mouse circumvallate taste buds
From: Qualitative and quantitative differences between taste buds of the rat and mouse
Antibodies | Animals | No. of TBP | No. of TCs | TCs/TBP (Mean ± SD) | No. of LIR-TCs | LIR-TCs/TBP (Mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5-HT | 5 rats | 141 | 2681 | 19.0 ± 6.5 | 353 | 2.5 ± 1.5 |
|  | 10 mice | 221 | 4019 | 18.2 ± 6.1 | 621 | 2.8 ± 1.6 |
PGP 9.5 | 5 rats | 144 | 2617 | 18.2 ± 5.9 | 240 | 1.7 ± 1.2 |
|  | 10 mice | 146 | 3449 | 23.6 ± 6.8 | 437 | 3.0 ± 1.5 |
α-gustducin | 5 rats | 197 | 3757 | 19.1 ± 6.9 | 635 | 3.6 ± 1.5 |
|  | 10 mice | 181 | 3619 | 20.0 ± 7.0 | 482 | 2.7 ± 1.5 |
PLCβ2 | 5 rats | 152 | 2935 | 19.3 ± 7.3 | 935 | 6.2 ± 3.1 |
|  | 10 mice | 163 | 3549 | 21.8 ± 8.2 | 666 | 4.1 ± 2.1 |
VAMP-2 | 5 rats | 151 | 2910 | 19.3 ± 6.6 | 870 | 5.8 ± 2.2 |
|  | 10 mice | 241 | 5063 | 21.0 ± 7.0 | 1290 | 5.4 ± 2.4 |