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Uptake of l-Dopa by cells in the taste buds of the vallate papilla of the mouse

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Several precursor substances and biogenic amines were admistered intraperitoneally to mice and were examined by the histochemical formaldehyde induced fluorescence method. It was found that after treatment with l-Dopa a number of cells inside the taste buds showed fluorescence.

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    H. G. Geerdink & J. Drukker

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Geerdink, H.G., Drukker, J. Uptake of l-Dopa by cells in the taste buds of the vallate papilla of the mouse. Histochemie 36, 219–223 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306311

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