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The formation of endoderm-derived taste sensory organs requires a Pax9-dependent expansion of embryonic taste bud progenitor cells.
PLoS genetics - 1 Oct 2014
Kist Ralf, Watson Michelle, Crosier Moira, Robinson Max, Fuchs Jennifer, Reichelt Julia, Peters Heiko
Abstract excerpt
In mammals, taste buds develop in different regions of the oral cavity. Small epithelial protrusions form fungiform papillae on the ectoderm-derived dorsum of the tongue and contain one or few taste buds, while taste buds in the soft palate develop without distinct papilla structures. In contrast, the endoderm-derived circumvallate and foliate papillae located at the back of the tongue contain a large number of...
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