The taste buds of Suncus murinus (Indian musk shrew).
Taste buds were generally found on the posterior side of the tongue. Neural elements (nerve fibres, mainly thick myelinated, and ganglia arranged in a chain-like fashion) participated in the innervation of the taste buds. Cholinesterase activity was much marked in the bottom of the taste buds, while the marginal surface showed no such activity.
D000818:Animals; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000378:metabolism; D005724:Ganglia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012788:Shrews / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000201:enzymology
D002802:Cholinesterases