Transecting the gustatory branches of the facial nerve impairs NH4Cl vs. KCl discrimination in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 3 52-3, 2002, Pages

  Geran, Laura C ^a   Garcea, Mircea ^a   Spector, Alan C ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amiloride; Chorda tympani; Greater superficial petrosal; Salt; Taste

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHORDA TYMPANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; FACIAL NERVE; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0036723615     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00103.2002     Document Type: Article

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