Table 2 Co-expression ratios for farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FDPS) and taste cell markers in mouse circumvallate and fungiform papillae treated with risedronate three times a week for 28 days.

From: Bisphosphonate affects the behavioral responses to HCl by disrupting farnesyl diphosphate synthase in mouse taste bud and tongue epithelial cells

Figure 3A–C

CV

FDPS/CA4

75.8%

(639/843, n = 245)

CA4/FDPS

65.6%

(639/974, n = 245)

FDPS/T1R3

7.90%

(27/343, n = 102)

T1R3/FDPS

7.50%

(27/360, n = 102)

FDPS/Gustducin

10.4%

(45/433, n = 127)

Gustducin/FDPS

9.30%

(45/485, n = 127)

FP

FDPS/CA4

78.3%

(54/69, n = 50)

CA4/FDPS

54.0%

(54/100, n = 50)

FDPS/T1R3

19.1%

(26/136, n = 78)

T1R3/FDPS

16.0%

(26/163, n = 78)

FDPS/Gustducin

18.9%

(14/74, n = 61)

Gustducin/FDPS

11.1%

(14/126, n = 61)

  1. The number of protein A + B positive cells/that of protein B positive cells, n = the number of taste buds analyzed.
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