Effects of selective removal of the salivary glands on taste bud cells in the vallate papilla of the rat.
The in-block removal of the main salivary glands produced a significant increase in the rate of development of the intermediate type of taste bud cells. Such effect was reproduced by removal of submaxillary-sublingual glands. Removal of parotid glands was not effective.
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000166:cytology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000166:cytology*