Localization of vesicular amino acid transporters in oral sensory receptors

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Vesicular glutamate transporter play a role of transport glutamate into the synaptic vesicles. Recently vesicular glutamate transporter were observed in the organ which does not have synaptic vesicles. However, the function of the vesicular glutamate transporter in such organ is still unclear. In this study immunoreactivity of vesicular glutamate transporters was observed in mechanoreceptors in oral region. This suggests that vesicular glutamate transporters are involved in the perception of mechanical stimulation in oral region.