Lingual tactile sensitivity: effect of age group, sex, and fungiform papillae density
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DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5003-7
Abstract: Despite its contribution to food perception, lingual tactile sensitivity has been understudied. We hypothesized that sensitivity to threshold and suprathreshold tactile stimuli varies in the population and sought to determine proximate sources of variability. Forty-eight… read more here.
Keywords: sensitivity; lingual tactile; fungiform papillae; age group ... See more keywords
The Number of Fungiform Papillae, Taste Sensitivity and Smell Functions of Children Aged 11–15
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DOI: 10.3390/nu14132578
Abstract: Differences in the ability to identify and perceive tastes and smells might influence food consumption and, ultimately, chronic nutrition-related conditions such as overweightness and obesity. This study aimed to investigate the associations between taste sensitivity… read more here.
Keywords: median score; taste sensitivity; taste; number fungiform ... See more keywords
Pigmented fungiform papillae of the tongue: a clinical and histologic description.
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DOI: 10.5070/d3259045516
Abstract: A 28-year-old man with a history of mycosis fungoides presented for evaluation of multiple dark-brown macules and hyperpigmented dome-shaped papules on the distal tongue. A shave biopsy of the tongue revealed melanin pigment in the… read more here.
Keywords: fungiform papillae; clinical histologic; pigmented fungiform; papillae tongue ... See more keywords