The number and distribution of fungiform papillae and taste buds in the tongue of young and adult Akkaraman sheep
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Tarih
2003
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Yayıncı
ECOLE NATIONALE VETERINAIRE TOULOUSE
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The purpose of this study was to investigate quantitatively the relation between the loss of taste sense and the aging in mammals. Various parameters such as the numbers and topographic distributions of fungiform papillae, the numbers and morphology of their taste buds, were studied comparatively for the tongues of young (6-9 months old) and aged (5-6 years old), female and male Akkaraman sheep. Also the lenght and area of the tongues were determined. There was no significant difference between young and old animals in respect to the density and the bud numbers of the fungiform papillae. However, the diameters of the fungiform papillae and their taste buds, and the length and surface area of the tongues of old animals were statistically different from those of the young ones. No significant difference was observed in the numbers of gustatory papillae and taste buds between the aged and the young animals. It is concluded that there is no relation between the loss of the sense of taste and the decrease in the number of papillae and their taste buds with age.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Akkaraman sheep, fungiform papillae, taste buds, number-distribution, aging
Kaynak
REVUE DE MEDECINE VETERINAIRE
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
154
Sayı
11
