Type IV cell

a type of cell assumed to be a stem cell for the creation of taste cells. Type IV cells comprise 5% of the cells in a taste bud and are confined to its basal lamina. These cells have no receptor function, possessing neither access to the taste pore nor synapses with peripheral nerve fibers. Also called basal cell.

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May 8th 2024

linear correlation

a measure of the degree of association between two variables that are assumed to have a linear relationship, that is, to be related in such a manner that their values form a straight line when plotted on a graph. It provides an index of the degree of constant change in the value of one variable (y) for each unit change in the value of another variable (x).