Glutamate responses are enhanced by coapplication of IMP, consistent with umami taste stimulation. Glutamate responses are enhanced by coapplication of IMP, consistent with umami taste stimulation. A, Responses evoked by MPG (30 mm) were enhanced by coapplication of IMP (1 mm). IMP alone did not induce a detectable Ca2+ response (middle trace). B, Concentration–response relationship for glutamate in the presence (filled circles) or absence (open circles) of 1 mm IMP (means ± SE; n = 4 cells) Yutaka Maruyama et al. J. Neurosci. 2006;26:2227-2234 ©2006 by Society for Neuroscience