A quantitative study of fungiform papillae and taste pore density in adults and children

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-146

  Segovia, Carolina ^a   Hutchinson, Ian ^a   Laing, David G ^a   Jinks, Anthony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior tongue; Gustatory development; Human; Taste sensitivity

Indexed keywords

FOOD DYE; METHYLENE BLUE; SUCROSE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE BUD; TONGUE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; SUCROSE; TASTE BUDS; TONGUE;

EID: 0037145421     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(02)00463-7     Document Type: Article

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