EFFECTS OF CHORDA-LINGUAL NERVE INJURY AND REPAIR ON HUMAN TASTE

Authors
ZUNIGA JR CHEN N MILLER IJ
Citation
Jr. Zuniga et al., EFFECTS OF CHORDA-LINGUAL NERVE INJURY AND REPAIR ON HUMAN TASTE, Chemical senses, 19(6), 1994, pp. 657-665
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology,Neurosciences,Chemistry
Journal title
Chemical senses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0379864X
Volume
19
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
657 - 665
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-864X(1994)19:6<657:EOCNIA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Citric acid detection threshold and magnitude response were measured o n the anterior tongue in 10 patients with unilateral chorda-lingual ne rve transections before and after repair. Fungiform taste buds were an alysed by videomicroscopy. Preliminary data suggests that humans can r egenerate fungiform taste buds and recover some taste sensitivity afte r repair.