The anatomy and functional role of the circumvallate papilla/von Ebner gland complex

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-44

  Sbarbati, A ^a,b   Crescimanno, C ^a   Osculati, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; PHEROMONE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CHEMORECEPTOR; CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLA; EBNER GLAND; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; PANCREAS DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE BUD;

EID: 0033166720     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1997.0708     Document Type: Article

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