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Development of anterior gustatory epithelia in the palate and tongue requires epidermal growth factor receptor.
Developmental biology - 1 Feb 2002
Sun Hanshi, Oakley Bruce
Abstract excerpt
We characterized the gustatory phenotypes of neonatal mice having null mutations for epidermal growth factor receptor (egfr(-/-)), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (bdnf(-/-)), or both. We counted the number and diameter of fungiform taste buds, the prevalence of poorly differentiated or missing taste cells, and the incidence of ectopic filiform-like spines, each as a function of postnatal age and...
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