Dividing type II cell in rabbit taste bud.
Examination of rabbit foliate papillae by electron microscopy revealed for the first time the existence of a dividing cell within a taste bud. The ultrastructure of this cell was in keeping with that of type II cells of the sort located in the center of taste buds. Whether this cell is capable of differentiating into other cell types is still unclear.
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008938:Mitosis; D011817:Rabbits; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000648:ultrastructure*