Campbell Biology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText - Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 50.4, Problem 1CC
Explain why some taste receptor cells arid all olfactory receptor cells use G protein-coupled receptors, yet only olfactory receptor cells produce action potentials.
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