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Type III cell

Type III cell

a type of taste cell that, when viewed by electron microscopy, is similar to a Type II cell but has dense-cored vesicles in its basal region. Type III cells comprise 15% of the cells in a taste bud; they contain acetylcholine and serotonin for activation of peripheral nerve fibers. Also called intermediate cell.

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