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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October 5th 2024

partition

1. vb. in statistics and measurement, to divide variance observed in the dependent variable into component elements on the basis of its nature and origin.

2. n. a specific component of the observed variance (e.g., variance due to a treatment effect and variance due to random error).