Chorda tympani nerve transection at different developmental ages produces differential effects on taste bud volume and papillae morphology in the rat

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 310-320

  Sollars, Suzanne I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geniculate ganglion; Gustatory; Regeneration; Tongue epithelium

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHORDA TYMPANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; FACIAL NERVE; FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY SYSTEM; TASTE BUD; TONGUE; VOLUMETRY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; CHORDA TYMPANI NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TASTE BUDS; TONGUE;

EID: 22244466387     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.20140     Document Type: Article

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