Term Name: taste receptor cell
Synonyms: taste bud cell
Definition: A cell type found in the spherical or ovoid clusters of receptor cells found mainly in the epithelium of the tongue and constituting the end organs of the sense of taste.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000209]

Relationships
is part of: stratum basale of epidermis
is a type of: chemoreceptor cell endo-epithelial cell epidermal cell neurecto-epithelial cell neuron neuronal receptor cell sensory epithelial cell
has subtype: type I taste bud cell type II taste cell type III taste bud cell type IV taste receptor cell type V taste receptor cell
capable_of: detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste