Term Name:	type I taste bud cell
Synonyms:	dark tongue cell, type I taste cell, type taste 1 cell
Definition:	A densely staining taste receptor cell that contains many dense vacuoles in their apical regions which project into the apical space and bear microvilli. This cell type serves as a supporting cell by surrounding and isolating the other cell types from each other; secrete a dense amorphous material that surrounds the microvilli in the taste pore. This cell type expresses a glial glutumate transporter, GLAST.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [CL:0002289]