Lin W, Ogura T, Margolskee RF, Finger TE, Restrepo D. TRPM5-expressing solitary chemosensory cells respond to odorous irritants. J Neurophysiol. 2008 Mar;99(3):1451-60. Epub 2007 Dec 26
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Ogura T, Margolskee RF, Tallini YN, Shui B, Kotlikoff MI, Lin W.   
Immuno-localization of vesicular acetylcholine transporter in mouse taste cells and adjacent nerve fibers: indication of acetylcholine release. Cell Tissue Res. (2007) Oct;330(1):17-28. Epub 2007 Aug 18.
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Lin, W., Margolskee, R.F.,  Donnert, G., Hell, D., and Restrepo, D (2007). Olfactory neurons expressing transient receptor potential channel M5 (TRPM5) are involved in sensing semiochemicals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 104(7):2471-6.
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Restrepo, D., Lin, W., Salcedo, E., Yamazaki, K., and Beauchamp, G. (2006).  Odortypes and MHC peptides: Complementary chemosignals of MHC haplotype? Trends in Neuroscience 29:604-609.

Lin, W., Arellano, J., Slotnick, B. and Restrepo, D. (2004).  Odors detected by mice deficient in cyclic nucleotide-gated channel subunit A2 stimulate the main olfactory system.  J. Neuroscience 24:3703-10.
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Restrepo, D., Arellano, J., Oliva, A., Schaefer, M and Lin, W. (2004).  Emerging views on the distinct, but overlapping roles of the main and accessory olfactory systems in responsiveness to chemosensory signals in mice.  Hormones and behavior 46:47-56.
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Lin, W., Burks, C.A., Hansen, D.R., Kinnamon, S.C. and Gilbertson, T.A. (2004).  Taste receptor cells express pH-sensitive leak K+ channels.  J. Neurophysiol. 92: 2909-19.
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Lin, W., Ogura, T., and Kinnamon, S.C. (2003).  Responses to di-sodium guanosine 5'-monophosphate and monosodium L-glutamate in taste receptor cells of rat fungiform papillae.  J Neurophysiol. 89:1434-9.

Lin, W., Ogura, T. and Kinnamon, S.C. (2002).  Acid-Gated Cation Currents in Rat Vallate Taste Receptor Cells.  J Neurophysiol. 88:133-41.

Lin, W. and Kinnamon, S.C. (1999).  Physiological evidence for ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors in rat taste cells.  J Neurophysiol.  82:2061-69. 

Lin, W., Finger, T., Rossier B.C. and Kinnamon, S.C. (1999).  Epithelial Na+ channel subunits in rat taste cells:  Localization and regulation of aldosterone.  J Comp Neurol.  405 (3):406-20.

Wladkowski, S. L., Lin, W., McPheeters, M., Kinnamon, S.C. and S. Mierson (1998).  A basolateral chloride conductance in rat lingual epithelium.  J Membrane Biol.  164 (1): 91-101.

Lin, W. and. Kinnamon, S.C. (1998).  Responses to monosodium glutamate and guanosine 5’-monophosphate in rat fungiform taste cells.  Ann N Y Acad Sci  855:407-11.

Kossel, A.H., McPheeters, M., Lin, W. and Kinnamon, S.C. (1997).  Development of membrane properties in taste cells of fungiform papillae:  functional evidence for early presence of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels.  J Neuroscience  17 (24): 9634-41.