“…They include Type I (support), Type II (taste receptor, sensing bitter, sweet, umami) and Type III [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)/sour and amiloride-insensitive salt sensing] cells (Chandrashekar et al, 2006(Chandrashekar et al, , 2009(Chandrashekar et al, , 2010Chaudhari and Roper, 2010;Lewandowski et al, 2016;Oka et al, 2013;Roper, 2013Roper, , 2015. In the majority of vertebrates, taste buds are located in the oropharyngeal cavity and, together with teeth, contribute to food assessment and processing.…”