Noradrenergic innervation of the lingual papillae in certain rodents pre-treated with adriblastin. I. Comparative study on the filiform and fungiform papillae.
A comparative study was carried out on the behaviour of the noradrenergic fibres of the filiform and fungiform papillae of four different species of laboratory animals. The adrenergic network proved to be less important in rats and mice than in guinea-pigs and rabbits; moreover, the extreme branchings proved to be more or less closely connected with the taste buds of the mice, guinea-pigs and rabbits. Hypotheses are advanced concerning the possible significance of adrenergic innervation of these lingual papillae.
D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D004317:Doxorubicin; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014059:Tongue / Q000294:innervation*
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D004317:Doxorubicin