The innervation of taste buds in the soft palate of the rat as revealed by methylene blue staining

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-54

  Müller, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; INNERVATION; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SOFT PALATE; STAINING; TASTE BUD; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0029870921     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.59.47     Document Type: Article

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