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Melo LIDS, Matias de Oliveira RE, Freitas Caetano de Sousa AC, de Oliveira RM, Lima MA, Fragoso ABL, Silva FJDL, Attademo FLN, Luna FDO, Pereira AF, de Oliveira MF. Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758) Tongue Morphology and Adaptive Herbivorous Implications. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2024; 30:160-168. [PMID: 38123367 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Morphological study of the tongue is an interesting way of understanding evolutionary processes associated with feeding habits. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to describe the tongue morphology of the Antillean manatee and to understand possible morphological relationships with its way of capturing food. Macroscopic dissections and light and scanning electron microscopy analyses of seven manatee tongues were performed. The tongue in Antillean manatees is a muscular and robust organ, divided into apex, body, and root. It is firmly adhered to the floor of the oral cavity. Lingual papillae were distributed over the entire tongue surface. They were identified as filiform papillae concentrated in the apex. Fungiform papillae were present on the apex and lateral regions. Foliate papillae were located on the dorsolateral portion of the root. Lentiform papillae were located across the dorsal tongue surface. The mucosa was lined by a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium presenting compound tubuloacinar glands and taste buds in the foliate papillae. The tongue of the Antillean manatee is similar to other Sirenia species, both of which share a completely herbivorous diet.
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- Lucas Inácio Dos Santos Melo
- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Department of Biosciences, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
- National Center for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Mammals by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (CMA/ICMBio), Alexandre Herculano, 197, bairro Gonzaga, Santos, São Paulo, 11050-031, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Department of Biosciences, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
- Center for Environmental Studies and Monitoring (CEMAM), Rua Jorge Caminha, 118, bairro Centro, Areia Branca, Rio Grande do Norte, 59655-000, Brazil
- Cetáceos da Costa Branca Project, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Almino Afonso, 478, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Department of Biosciences, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Department of Biosciences, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
- Cetáceos da Costa Branca Project, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Almino Afonso, 478, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Department of Biosciences, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
- Center for Environmental Studies and Monitoring (CEMAM), Rua Jorge Caminha, 118, bairro Centro, Areia Branca, Rio Grande do Norte, 59655-000, Brazil
- Cetáceos da Costa Branca Project, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Almino Afonso, 478, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
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- Center for Environmental Studies and Monitoring (CEMAM), Rua Jorge Caminha, 118, bairro Centro, Areia Branca, Rio Grande do Norte, 59655-000, Brazil
- Cetáceos da Costa Branca Project, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Almino Afonso, 478, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
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- Center for Environmental Studies and Monitoring (CEMAM), Rua Jorge Caminha, 118, bairro Centro, Areia Branca, Rio Grande do Norte, 59655-000, Brazil
- Cetáceos da Costa Branca Project, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (PCCB-UERN), Almino Afonso, 478, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59610-210, Brazil
- Doctoral Program in Development and Environment (PRODEMA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Avenida Salgado Filho, 3000, bairro Lagoa Nova, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59064-741, Brazil
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- National Center for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Mammals by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (CMA/ICMBio), Alexandre Herculano, 197, bairro Gonzaga, Santos, São Paulo, 11050-031, Brazil
- Department of Zoology, Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology, Laboratory of Ecology, Behavior and Conservation, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Professor Morais Rego, s/n, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- National Center for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Mammals by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (CMA/ICMBio), Alexandre Herculano, 197, bairro Gonzaga, Santos, São Paulo, 11050-031, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Department of Biosciences, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Department of Biosciences, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, 59625-900, Brazil
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Description and distribution of the mechanical papillae of the lingual surface of Antarctic seals species (Phocidae: Carnivora) and their relationship with diet and dental morphology. Polar Biol 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-023-03119-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Nourbakhsh H, Adams A, Raverty S, Vogl AW, Haulena M, Skoretz SA. Microscopic Anatomy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract in Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina): Functional Adaptations to Swallowing. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2022; 306:947-959. [PMID: 35719006 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Abandoned harbour seal pups (Phoca vitulina) are frequently recovered by rehabilitation centres and often require intensive nursing, gavage feeding and swallowing rehabilitation prior to anticipated release. Seal upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) histology descriptions relevant to deglutition are limited, impacting advances in rehabilitation practice. Therefore, we examined the histological characteristics of the harbour seal UAT to understand species-specific functional anatomy and characterize adaptations. To this end, we conducted gross dissections, compiled measurements and reviewed histologic features of the UAT structures of 14 pre-weaned harbour seal pups that died due to natural causes or were humanely euthanized. Representative samples for histologic evaluation included the tongue, salivary glands, epiglottis, and varying levels of the trachea and esophagus. Histologically, there was a prominent muscularis in the tongue with fewer lingual papillae types compared to humans. Abundant submucosal glands were observed in lateral and pharyngeal parts of the tongue and rostral parts of the esophagus. When compared to other mammalian species, there was a disproportionate increase in the amount of striated muscle throughout the length of the esophageal muscularis externa. This may indicate a lesser degree of autonomic control over the esophageal phase of swallowing in harbour seals. Our study represents the first detailed UAT histological descriptions for neonatal harbour seals. Collectively, these findings support specific anatomic and biomechanic adaptations relevant to suckling, prehension and deglutition. This work will inform rehabilitation practices and guide future studies on swallowing physiology in harbour seals with potential applications to other pinniped and otariid species in rehabilitation settings. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Hirad Nourbakhsh
- School of Audiology & Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Life Sciences Institute & Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Animal Health Center, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, BC
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- Life Sciences Institute & Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, Vancouver, BC
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- School of Audiology & Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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Abumandour MMA, Madkour N, Morsy K, Haddad S, Abourashed NM, El Basyouny HA, Kandyel RM. Lingual papillary system of the Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii): New insights to its feeding strategies using scanning electron microscope, and immunohistochemical analysis of keratin. Microsc Res Tech 2022; 85:2192-2205. [PMID: 35141973 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The current investigation described the ultrastructural and histological features of the lingual papillary system in 14 adult Rhinopoma hardwickii using scanning electron and light microscopy, and immunohistochemical staining of keratin. Three types of lingual papillae were recognized; one filiform mechanical and two gustatory (fungiform and circumvallate) of three directions: posterior, posteromedian, and median. Five filiform papillae subtypes were observed in four regions. The lingual tip had numerous giant filiform papillae. The lingual root was divided into two regions, an anterior papillary and a posterior non-papillary region that had only three circumvallate papillae in a triangular pattern. Histologically, the papillae exhibited detached thick keratin that spread over the dorsal epithelial surface. The dorsal surface of the root had stratified keratinized circumvallate papillae. Concerning the pan-cytokeratin (CK) antibody staining, moderate CK expression was observed in the superficial corneal layer of the apical lingual mucosa. While the superficial corneal cell layer in both body and root exhibited increasing of CK antibody. Morphometrically, there was a significantly increased, region-specific number of triangular, pointed filiform papillae, which were relatively increased in length and width. However, the round conical blunt filiform papillae and fungiform papillae were sparse. We concluded that our results showed distinguished adaptations in the lingual structure and its different papillae established on the nutritional and energetic demand of this bat species. This lingual adaptation is summarized in number, position, taste buds, direction, ultrastructural features, and histological that concerned with its ability in eating during the night flight.
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- Mohamed M A Abumandour
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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Kienle SS, Cuthbertson RD, Reidenberg JS. Comparative examination of pinniped craniofacial musculature and its role in aquatic feeding. J Anat 2022; 240:226-252. [PMID: 34697793 PMCID: PMC8742965 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Secondarily aquatic tetrapods have many unique morphologic adaptations for life underwater compared with their terrestrial counterparts. A key innovation during the land-to-water transition was feeding. Pinnipeds, a clade of air-breathing marine carnivorans that include seals, sea lions, and walruses, have evolved multiple strategies for aquatic feeding (e.g., biting, suction feeding). Numerous studies have examined the pinniped skull and dental specializations for underwater feeding. However, data on the pinniped craniofacial musculoskeletal system and its role in aquatic feeding are rare. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to conduct a comparative analysis of pinniped craniofacial musculature and examine the function of the craniofacial musculature in facilitating different aquatic feeding strategies. We performed anatomic dissections of 35 specimens across six pinniped species. We describe 32 pinniped craniofacial muscles-including facial expression, mastication, tongue, hyoid, and soft palate muscles. Pinnipeds broadly conform to mammalian patterns of craniofacial muscle morphology. Pinnipeds also exhibit unique musculoskeletal morphologies-in muscle position, attachments, and size-that likely represent adaptations for different aquatic feeding strategies. Suction feeding specialists (bearded and northern elephant seals) have a significantly larger masseter than biters. Further, northern elephant seals have large and unique tongue and hyoid muscle morphologies compared with other pinniped species. These morphologic changes likely help generate and withstand suction pressures necessary for drawing water and prey into the mouth. In contrast, biting taxa (California sea lions, harbor, ringed, and Weddell seals) do not exhibit consistent craniofacial musculoskeletal adaptations that differentiate them from suction feeders. Generally, we discover that all pinnipeds have well-developed and robust craniofacial musculature. Pinniped head musculature plays an important role in facilitating different aquatic feeding strategies. Together with behavioral and kinematic studies, our data suggest that pinnipeds' robust facial morphology allows animals to switch feeding strategies depending on the environmental context-a critical skill in a heterogeneous and rapidly changing underwater habitat.
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- Department of Biology and Marine BiologyUniversity of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmingtonNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiCenter for Anatomy and Functional MorphologyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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Goździewska-Harłajczuk K, Hamouzová P, Klećkowska-Nawrot J, Čížek P. The tongue of the red panda ( Ailurus fulgens fulgens Cuvier, 1825)-a stereoscopy, light microscopy and ultrastructural analysis. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12559. [PMID: 34900445 PMCID: PMC8627657 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In the light of recent molecular studies, there are two phylogenetic species of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens): Ailurus fulgens fulgens and Ailurus fulgens styani. The red panda belongs to the endangered species living in the wild only in Asia and is included in the CITES list. Although the biology and diet of this species has been extensively described, the histological structure of the tongue and lingual glands has not yet been characterized in detail in relation to the lifestyle of this mammal under specific conditions and as a basis for comparative anatomical studies of the biodiversity of endemic species. Study samples were collected from two adult males of Ailurus fulgens f. held in Wrocław Zoological Garden. Both tongues were examined macroscopically; moreover, samples with lingual papillae for light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were collected from the apex, body and root of the tongue. Both tongues of the Ailurus fulgens f. males were approximately 9 cm long. The dorsal lingual surface was covered with mechanical and gustatory lingual papillae. Filiform papillae were observed on the apex and the body of the tongue, while small conical papillae were observed on the root of the tongue. An elongated, 1-1.5 cm long cylinder-shaped lyssa was observed in the ventral part of the apex. Moreover, most numerous and largest round in shape fungiform papillae were observed on the apex and on the border of the body and root of the tongue, located directly rostrally to 12-13 round and oval in shape vallate papillae. The SEM study showed that filiform papillae on the apex had several long secondary processes, while filiform papillae on the body of the tongue were taller and their secondary papillae were shorter than the equivalent structures on the apex of the tongue. The SEM study showed numerous taste pores on the surface of the fungiform papilla, while irregular surface of the vallate papillae, however some of them had smoother surface. Mixed glands (comprised of mucous acini and serous acini) were present within the vallum (within the connective tissue core) of the vallate papilla. Beneath the papillae more serous glands were observed, while the posterior lingual glands in the caudal part of the root of the tongue were mucoserous (mucous units were prevalent). A characteristic feature of the tongue of Ailurus fulgens f. was the presence of lyssa, which is comparable to other representatives of Carnivora, but the number of vallate papillae was individually variable. The lack of strongly developed mechanical conical papillae probably may be related to the type of plant food that is particularly dominant in red panda. Further differences between Ailurus fulgens f. and Ailurus fulgens s. cannot be excluded. The results of these studies may be useful especially for veterinarians specializing in working with exotic animals and people dealing with wildlife conservation.
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- Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk
- Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Cizek P, Hamouzova P, Goździewska‐Harłajczuk K, Klećkowska‐Nawrot J, Kvapil P. Ultrastructure of the tongue in the African pygmy hedgehog (
Atelerix albiventris
), comparison within the family
Erinaceidae. ACTA ZOOL-STOCKHOLM 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/azo.12389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Petr Cizek
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Veterinary Sciences Brno Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Veterinary Sciences Brno Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences Wrocław Poland
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Barbosa GK, Santos Jacob C, Pimentel Neto J, Oliveira MF, Rici REG, Watanabe I, Ciena AP. Structural and ultrastructural characteristics of the tongue of the Collared Peccary (
Pecari tajacu
, Linnaeus, 1758). Anat Histol Embryol 2020; 49:532-540. [DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Laboratory of Morphology – LAMAF São Paulo State University – UNESP Rio Claro Brazil
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- Department of Surgery Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, ICB‐III University of São Paulo – USP São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Morphology – LAMAF São Paulo State University – UNESP Rio Claro Brazil
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Iwasaki SI, Erdoğan S, Asami T. Evolutionary Specialization of the Tongue in Vertebrates: Structure and Function. FEEDING IN VERTEBRATES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13739-7_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Goździewska-Harłajczuk K, Klećkowska-Nawrot J, Barszcz K. Macroscopic and microscopic study of the tongue of the aardvark (Orycteropus afer, Orycteropodidae). Tissue Cell 2018; 54:127-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Antinucci M, Risso D. A Matter of Taste: Lineage-Specific Loss of Function of Taste Receptor Genes in Vertebrates. Front Mol Biosci 2017; 4:81. [PMID: 29234667 PMCID: PMC5712339 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2017.00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Vertebrates can perceive at least five different taste qualities, each of which is thought to have a specific role in the evolution of different species. The avoidance of potentially poisonous foods, which are generally bitter or sour tasting, and the search for more nutritious ones, those with high-fat and high-sugar content, are two of the most well-known examples. The study of taste genes encoding receptors that recognize ligands triggering taste sensations has helped to reconstruct several evolutionary adaptations to dietary changes. In addition, an increasing number of studies have focused on pseudogenes, genomic DNA sequences that have traditionally been considered defunct relatives of functional genes mostly because of the presence of deleterious mutations interrupting their open reading frames. The study of taste receptor pseudogenes has helped to shed light on how the evolutionary history of taste in vertebrates has been the result of a succession of gene gain and loss processes. This dynamic role in evolution has been explained by the "less-is-more" hypothesis, suggesting gene loss as a mechanism of evolutionary change in response to a dietary shift. This mini-review aims at depicting the major lineage-specific loss of function of taste receptor genes in vertebrates, stressing their evolutionary importance and recapitulating signatures of natural selection and their correlations with food habits.
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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Ciena AP, Santos ACD, Vasconcelos BG, Rici REG, de Assis Neto AC, de Almeida SRY, Miglino MA, Watanabe IS. Morphological characteristics of the papillae and lingual epithelium of guinea pig (Cavia porcellus
). ACTA ZOOL-STOCKHOLM 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/azo.12230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Adriano Polican Ciena
- Department of Anatomy; Institute of Biomedical Sciences-ICB III; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
- Laboratory of Morphology-LAMAF; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University-UNESP; Rio Claro-SP Brazil
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- Department of Surgery; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Surgery; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Surgery; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Surgery; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy; Institute of Biomedical Sciences-ICB III; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
- Department of Surgery; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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Pastor JF, Barbosa M, De Paz FJ, San José I, Levanti M, Potau JM, Vega JA, Cabo R. Ultrastructure of Lingual Papillae in Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes
) Foetus, Newborn and Adult Specimens. Anat Histol Embryol 2017; 46:431-438. [DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- J. F. Pastor
- Museo Anatómico; Departamento de Anatomía y Radiología; Universidad de Valladolid; Spain
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- Museo Anatómico; Departamento de Anatomía y Radiología; Universidad de Valladolid; Spain
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- Museo Anatómico; Departamento de Anatomía y Radiología; Universidad de Valladolid; Spain
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- Museo Anatómico; Departamento de Anatomía y Radiología; Universidad de Valladolid; Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Universita’ degli Studi di Messina; Italy
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Embriología; Universidad de Barcelona; Spain
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- Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular; Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud; Universidad de Oviedo; Oviedo 33006 Spain
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; Universidad Autónoma de Chile; Chile
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- Departamento de Morfología y Biología Celular; Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud; Universidad de Oviedo; Oviedo 33006 Spain
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Morphological study of the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) tongue by SEM and LM. Anat Sci Int 2017; 93:207-217. [DOI: 10.1007/s12565-017-0391-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sadeghinezhad J, Sheibani MT, Memarian I, Chiocchetti R. Morphological Study of the Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) Tongue. Anat Histol Embryol 2017; 46:240-248. [PMID: 28120342 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study described the morphological features of the Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) tongue using light and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The keratinized filiform papillae were distributed all over the entire dorsal surface of the tongue and contained small processes. They were changed into a cylindrical shape in the body and conical shape in the root. The fungiform papillae were found on the apex and margin of the tongue. Few taste pores were observed on the dorsal surface of each papilla. The foliate papillae on the margins of the tongue were composed of several laminae and epithelial fissures. Taste buds were not seen within the non-keratinized epithelium. The vallate papillae were six in total and arranged in a "V" shape just rostral to the root. Each papilla was surrounded by a groove and pad. Taste buds were seen within their lateral walls. Lyssa was visible on the ventral surface of the tongue tip and was found as cartilaginous tissue surrounded by thin connective tissue fibres. The core of the tongue was composed of lingual glands, skeletal muscle and connective tissue. These glands were confined to the posterior portion of the tongue and were composed of many serous cells and a few mucous cells. The results of this study contributed to the knowledge of the morphological characteristics of the tongue of wild mammals and provided data for the comparison with other mammals.
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- J Sadeghinezhad
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 14155-6453, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 14155-6453, Tehran, Iran
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- Tehran Zoo and Pardisan Rehabilitation Centre, 1484613111, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra n° 50, 40064, Ozzano dell 'Emilia (Bo), Italy
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Biological aspect of the surface structure of the tongue in the adult red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) — light and scanning electron microscopy. Biologia (Bratisl) 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/biolog-2016-0082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Erdoğan S, Lima M, Pérez W. Anatomical and Scanning Electron Microscopic Study of the Tongue in the Meerkat (Suricata suricatta, Schreber, 1776). Anat Histol Embryol 2015; 45:51-9. [DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- S. Erdoğan
- Department of Anatomy; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Namık Kemal University; 59030 Tekirdağ Turkey
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- Área de Anatomía; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de la República; 11600 Montevideo Uruguay
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- Área de Anatomía; Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad de la República; 11600 Montevideo Uruguay
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Erdoğan S, Villar Arias S, Pérez W. Morphology of the lingual surface of South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) and sea lion (Otaria flavescens). Microsc Res Tech 2014; 78:140-7. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Serkan Erdoğan
- Department of Anatomy; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Namık Kemal University; 59030 Tekirdağ Turkey
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- Servicio de Microscopia Electrónica; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República; 11400 Montevideo Uruguay
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- Área de Anatomía; Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República; 11600 Montevideo Uruguay
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Zhu K, Zhou X, Xu S, Sun D, Ren W, Zhou K, Yang G. The loss of taste genes in cetaceans. BMC Evol Biol 2014; 14:218. [PMID: 25305673 PMCID: PMC4232718 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Five basic taste modalities, sour, sweet, bitter, salt and umami, can be distinguished by humans and are fundamental for physical and ecological adaptations in mammals. Molecular genetic studies of the receptor genes for these tastes have been conducted in terrestrial mammals; however, little is known about the evolution and adaptation of these genes in marine mammals. RESULTS Here, all five basic taste modalities, sour, sweet, bitter, salt and umami, were investigated in cetaceans. The sequence characteristics and evolutionary analyses of taste receptor genes suggested that nearly all cetaceans may have lost all taste modalities except for that of salt. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to comprehensively examine the five basic taste modalities in cetaceans with extensive taxa sampling. Our results suggest that cetaceans have lost four of the basic taste modalities including sour, sweet, umami, and most of the ability to sense bitter tastes. The integrity of the candidate salt taste receptor genes in all the cetaceans examined may be because of their function in Na(+) reabsorption, which is key to osmoregulation and aquatic adaptation.
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- Kangli Zhu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Martins D, Pinheiro L, Ferreira V, Costa A, Lima A, Ricci R, Miglino M, Branco E. Tongue papillae morphology of brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825). ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-6343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The Bradypusvariegatus inhabits the forests of South America and feeds from leaves, branches and sprouts from different plants. Due to its diet and the lack of literature on the morphological aspect of Xenarthras, five Bradypusvariegatus tongues from animals which died from natural causes were evaluated, and they came from Pará State Museum Emílio Goeldi and were donated to the Laboratory of Animal Morphological Research (LaPMA) from UFRA, for revealing the different types of papillae and epithelial-connective tissue. Macroscopically, the tongues presented elongated shape, rounded apex, body, root, median sulcus in the root's apex, and two vallate papillae. The mucous membrane of the tongue revealed a keratinized stratified pavement epithelium, while the ventral surface of the tongue was thin and smooth, not provided with any type of papillae. However, the dorsal surface of the tongue was irregular with the presence of three types of papillae: filiform, fungiform and vallate papillae. The filiform papillae found were of a simple type, presenting a rounded base, irregularly distributed with a larger concentration and development on the tongue's apex and body. The fungiform papilla showed a practically smooth surface with irregular format, with the presence of gustatory pores; these were found all over the dorsal surface, with larger concentration at the rostral part of the apex. Only two vallate papillae were observed disposed in the root of the tongue, surrounded by a deep groove, and revealing several taste buds. The tongues from Bradypusvariegatus presented gustatory papillae similar to the ones described for other Xenarthras species and wild mammals.
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- Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
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- Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
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Yoshimura K, Fukue Y, Kishimoto R, Shindo J, Kageyama I. Comparative Morphology of the Lingual Papillae and Their Connective Tissue Cores in the Tongue of the American Mink,Neovison vison. Zoolog Sci 2014; 31:292-9. [DOI: 10.2108/zs130214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nitta CY, Silva LC, Miglino MA, Ambrosio CE, Bombonato PP, Rici RE. Ultraestrutura comparativa da língua do sagui-de-tufo-preto (Callithrix penicillata) e do bugio-preto (Alouatta caraya) em diferentes faixas etárias. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2013001300013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Para a análise e descrição comparativa da morfologia da língua e de suas papilas, bem como a distribuição destas, foram utilizados três animais de faixas etárias distintas (filhote, jovem, adulto), de duas espécies de primatas, Callithrix penicillata (sagui-de-tufo-preto) e Alouatta caraya (bugio-preto), ambas sendo observadas através da microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Os animais da espécie Callithrix penicillata eram procedentes de um criadouro comercial de animais selvagens em Atibaia/SP e vieram a óbito por causas naturais, e os da espécie Alouatta caraya eram provenientes do acervo do Laboratório de Anatomia Macroscópica da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo (FMVZ-USP). Com o material analisado e a técnica empregada pôde-se constatar que as línguas dos saguis-de-tufo-preto e dos bugios-pretos analisadas apresentavam papilas linguais similares às descritas para outras espécies de primatas. As línguas possuíam diferenças morfológicas, principalmente para alguns tipos de papilas linguais, em detrimento do avançar da idade dos animais. De forma geral, foram observados quatro tipos de papilas linguais, sendo estas: filiforme, fungiforme, valada e folhada. As línguas dos bugio-pretos apresentavam características de animais com dietas herbívoras. Possuindo desta forma papilas filiformes com formatos variados (coroa, lança, multifilamentar), de acordo com as regiões da língua, e também robustas papilas, principalmente na proeminência lingual. Já as línguas dos saguis-de-tufo-preto possuíam características de animais onívoros. Com papilas filiformes em formato de coroa, grandes quantidades de papilas fungiformes e desenvolvidas papilas folhadas. Observou-se que as modificações das papilas linguais que ocorrem nos animais após o nascimento apresentaram correlação com a mudança nos tipos de alimentos consumidos. Sendo presumível então concluir que as dietas possuem relação direta para com as alterações morfológicas e estruturais das papilas linguais nos animais ora aqui analisados.
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Sato JJ, Wolsan M. Loss or major reduction of umami taste sensation in pinnipeds. THE SCIENCE OF NATURE - NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 2012; 99:655-9. [PMID: 22777285 PMCID: PMC3407556 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0939-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Revised: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Umami is one of basic tastes that humans and other vertebrates can perceive. This taste is elicited by L-amino acids and thus has a special role of detecting nutritious, protein-rich food. The T1R1 + T1R3 heterodimer acts as the principal umami receptor. The T1R1 protein is encoded by the Tas1r1 gene. We report multiple inactivating (pseudogenizing) mutations in exon 3 of this gene from four phocid and two otariid species (Pinnipedia). Jiang et al. (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:4956–4961, 2012) reported two inactivating mutations in exons 2 and 6 of this gene from another otariid species. These findings suggest lost or greatly reduced umami sensory capabilities in these species. The widespread occurrence of a nonfunctional Tas1r1 pseudogene in this clade of strictly carnivorous mammals is surprising. We hypothesize that factors underlying the pseudogenization of Tas1r1 in pinnipeds may be driven by the marine environment to which these carnivorans (Carnivora) have adapted and may include: the evolutionary change in diet from tetrapod prey to fish and cephalopods (because cephalopods and living fish contain little or no synergistic inosine 5′-monophosphate that greatly enhances umami taste), the feeding behavior of swallowing food whole without mastication (because the T1R1 + T1R3 receptor is distributed on the tongue and palate), and the saltiness of sea water (because a high concentration of sodium chloride masks umami taste).
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- Jun J Sato
- Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Fukuyama University, Higashimura-cho, Aza, Sanzo, 985, Fukuyama, 729-0292, Japan.
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Mammalian sweet taste is primarily mediated by the type 1 taste receptor Tas1r2/Tas1r3, whereas Tas1r1/Tas1r3 act as the principal umami taste receptor. Bitter taste is mediated by a different group of G protein-coupled receptors, the Tas2rs, numbering 3 to ∼66, depending on the species. We showed previously that the behavioral indifference of cats toward sweet-tasting compounds can be explained by the pseudogenization of the Tas1r2 gene, which encodes the Tas1r2 receptor. To examine the generality of this finding, we sequenced the entire coding region of Tas1r2 from 12 species in the order Carnivora. Seven of these nonfeline species, all of which are exclusive meat eaters, also have independently pseudogenized Tas1r2 caused by ORF-disrupting mutations. Fittingly, the purifying selection pressure is markedly relaxed in these species with a pseudogenized Tas1r2. In behavioral tests, the Asian otter (defective Tas1r2) showed no preference for sweet compounds, but the spectacled bear (intact Tas1r2) did. In addition to the inactivation of Tas1r2, we found that sea lion Tas1r1 and Tas1r3 are also pseudogenized, consistent with their unique feeding behavior, which entails swallowing food whole without chewing. The extensive loss of Tas1r receptor function is not restricted to the sea lion: the bottlenose dolphin, which evolved independently from the sea lion but displays similar feeding behavior, also has all three Tas1rs inactivated, and may also lack functional bitter receptors. These data provide strong support for the view that loss of taste receptor function in mammals is widespread and directly related to feeding specializations.
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Souza AF, Oliveira VC, Santos AC, Rosa RA, Carvalho AF, Ambrósio CE, Mançanares CA. Morfologia macro e microscópica das papilas linguais do quati (Nasua nasua). PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2012000300016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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O quati (Nasua nasua) é um animal que pertence à Família Procyonidae. Foram utilizados três animais ortotanasiados, de ambos os sexos, provenientes do Criatório Científico de Animais Silvestres, Centro Universitário Fundação de Ensino Octávio Bastos (Cecrimpas, Unifeob) autorizado pelo IBAMA (Proc.02027.003731/04-76). Para a análise macroscópica, as línguas foram retiradas, analisadas e foto-documentadas. Para análise microscópica, as línguas foram processadas rotineiramente pela técnica de microscopia eletrônica de varredura e inclusão em Paraplast; pela técnica de microscopia de luz os fragmentos foram cortados em micrótomo, com espessura média de 5mm e corados em HE e Picrosírius com fundo de hematoxilina. Os resultados macroscópicos e microscópicos mostram que a língua do quati apresenta papilas filiformes, fungiformes, valadas e cônicas sendo estas distribuídas nas regiões rostralis, medialis e caudalis. Histologicamente, a língua do quati é revestida por um epitélio pavimentoso estratificado queratinizado apresentando camada basal, espinhosa, granulosa e córnea com fibras de músculos estriados esqueléticos longitudinais e transversais e diversas glândulas. De acordo com os resultados pode-se concluir que a língua do quati possui características macroscópicas e microscópicas semelhantes aos canídeos, tendo como diferença o número de papilas valadas e o grau de queratinização.
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- Centro Universitário Fundação de Ensino Octávio Bastos, Brasil
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- Centro Universitário Fundação de Ensino Octávio Bastos, Brasil
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Guimarães J, Mari R, Marigo J, Rosas F, Watanabe I. Gross and microscopic observations on the lingual structure of the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei - gervais and d'orbigny, 1844). Microsc Res Tech 2012; 75:737-42. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.21119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Guimarães JP, Mari RDB, Marigo J, Rosas FCW, Watanabe IS. Light and scanning electron microscopic study of the tongue in the estuarine dolphin (Sotalia guianensis van Bénéden, 1864). Zoolog Sci 2011; 28:617-22. [PMID: 21801004 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The importance of the tongue during feeding, and the limited information on the tongue of most aquatic mammals led us to investigate its morphological aspects in sexually immature and mature Sotalia guianensis. Six tongues were measured and photo-documented after their removal from the oral cavity. The samples were divided into rostral, middle, and caudal regions, and examined using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (S.E.M.). Sotalia guianensis tongue presented lateral grooves from the apex to the middle portion, while the anterolateral region presented marginal papillae. Histological characteristics revealed the presence of a keratinized stratified epithelium, salivary glands in the middle and caudal portions of the tongue, and filiform papillae in the caudal region. S.E.M. images revealed the presence of filiform papillae and ducts of salivary glands in the middle and caudal portions of the tongue. We can conclude that the characteristics found in this study may reflect an adaptation to changes in diet after weaning.
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Pastor J, Barbosa M, de Paz F, García M, Ferrero E. Functional and comparative study of lingual papillae in four species of bear (ursidae) by scanning electron microscopy. Microsc Res Tech 2011; 74:910-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Revised: 11/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Miyawaki Y, Yoshimura K, Shindo J, Kageyama I. Light and scanning electron microscopic study on the tongue and lingual papillae of the common raccoon, Procyon lotor. Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2010; 87:65-73. [PMID: 20882769 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.87.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We observed the external surface and connective tissue cores (CTCs), after exfoliation of the epithelium of the lingual papillae (filiform, fungiform, foliate and vallate papillae) of the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) using scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy. The tongue was elongated and their two-third width was almost fixed. Numerous filiform papillae were distributed along the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and fungiform papillae were distributed between the filiform papillae. Eight vallate papillae that had a weak circumferential ridge were distributed in a V-shape in the posterior part of the tongue and numerous taste buds were observable in the circumferential furrows of vallate papillae. Weak fold-like foliate papillae were observable at the lateral edge in the posterior part of the tongue and a few salivary duct orifices were observable beneath the foliate papillae. An islet-like structure with numerous taste buds, was observable on the deep part of the salivary duct of foliate papillae. Large conical papillae were distributed at the posterior part and root of the tongue. After removal of epithelium, filiform papillae of CTCs were appeared to be a thumb or cone-like main core and associating several finger-like short accessory cores. These cores were surrounded an oval concavity. The main core was situated behind the concavity and associated with accessory cores. CTCs of fungiform papillae were cylinder-like with numerous vertically running ridges and with a few concavities seen at the top of the cores. CTCs of vallate papillae and their surrounded circumferential ridge were covered with numerous pimple-like protrusions. The lingual papillae of Common raccoon's tongue had morphological feature of carnivore species.
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- Yoshiko Miyawaki
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Life Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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Shao B, Long R, Ding Y, Wang J, Ding L, Wang H. Morphological adaptations of yak (Bos grunniens) tongue to the foraging environment of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. J Anim Sci 2010; 88:2594-603. [PMID: 20382869 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Using light and scanning electron microscopy, the morphological adaptations of the yak (Bos grunniens) tongue to its foraging environment in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau were studied. The tongue of the yak was compared with that of cattle (Bos taurus). Compared with cattle, yak tongues are on average 4 cm shorter (P < 0.001), and yak consume forages using the labia oris, rather than by extending the tongue into the harsh environment. The lingual prominence of yak is greater (P < 0.001) and more developed than in cattle. The conical papillae on the prominence surface of yak are slightly larger (diameter: P = 0.068 and height: P = 0.761) and more numerous (P < 0.001) than in cattle. The lenticular papillae on the prominence surface of yak are larger (diameter: P = 0.002 and height: P = 0.115) and more numerous (P = 0.007) than in cattle. Such characteristics may improve the digestibility of forage by the grinding of food between the tongue and the upper palate. Filiform, conical, lenticular, fungiform, and vallate papillae were observed on the dorsal surface of the tongues studied; no foliate papillae were observed. The papillae were covered by keratinized epithelium, which was thicker (P < 0.001) in the yak than in cattle. It is suggested that the development of characteristic filiform papillae, and more numerous lingual gland ducts and mucus-secreting pores in the lenticular, fungiform and vallate papillae, fungiform papillae, probably having mechanical functions, are all morphological adaptations by yak to diets with greater fiber and DM content as provided by the plants within the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau environment. On average, yak has 26 vallate papillae and cattle have 28. In the vallate papillae of the yak, the taste buds are arranged in a monolayer within the epithelium, whereas they are multilayered (2 to 4) in those papillae in cattle. The number of taste buds in each vallate papillae was less (P < 0.001) in the yak than in cattle. Therefore, the gustatory function of the yak was weaker than in cattle. Yaks graze throughout the year on diverse natural grasslands and have evolved morphological characteristics enabling them to consume a wide variety of plant species, thereby better adapting them to the typically harsh characteristics of their pastures.
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- B Shao
- Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology (Lanzhou University), Ministry of Education, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Yoshimura K, Hama N, Shindo J, Kobayashi K, Kageyama I. Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Study on the Tongue and Lingual Papillae of the Common Hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2009; 292:921-34. [DOI: 10.1002/ar.20915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Yoshimura K, Hama N, Shindo J, Kobayashi K, Kageyama I. Light and scanning electron microscopic study on the lingual papillae and their connective tissue cores of the Cape hyrax Procavia capensis. J Anat 2009; 213:573-82. [PMID: 18713236 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We examined the epithelial surface and connective tissue cores (CTCs) of each lingual papilla on the Paenungulata, Cape hyrax (Procavia capensis), by scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy. The tongue consisted of a lingual apex, lingual body and lingual root. Filiform, fungiform and foliate papillae were observed on the dorsal surface of the tongue; however, fungiform papillae were quite diminished on the lingual prominence. Moreover, no clearly distinguishable vallate papillae were found on the tongue. Instead of vallate papillae, numerous dome-like large fungiform papillae were arranged in a row just in front of the rather large foliate papillae. Foliate papillae were situated in the one-third postero-lateral margin of the lingual body. The epithelium of filiform papillae was covered by a keratinized layer with kerato-hyaline granules, whereas weak keratinization was observed on the interpapillary epithelium. The external surface of the filiform papillae was conical in shape. CTCs of the filiform papillae were seen as a hood-like core with a semicircular concavity in the anterior portion of each core. Large filiform papillae were distributed on the lingual prominence. The CTCs of large filiform papillae after exfoliation of their epithelium consisted of a concave primary core and were associated with several small protrusions. The surface of fungiform papillae was smooth and dome-like. After removal of the epithelium, CTCs appeared as a flower bud-like primary core and were associated with several protrusions that were arranged on the rim of the primary core. Several taste buds were found on the top of the dorsal part of the epithelium of both fungiform and large fungiform papillae. Well-developed foliate papillae were seen and numerous taste buds could be observed in the lateral wall of the epithelium in a slit-like groove. The morphological characteristics of the tongue of the Cape hyrax had similarities with other Paenungulata such as Sirenia. However, three-dimensional characteristics, especially CTCs of lingual papillae, exhibited multiple similarities with rodents, insectivores and artiodactyls.
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- Ken Yoshimura
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Life Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Niigata, Japan.
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Yoshimura K, Shindo J, Kageyama I. Light and scanning electron microscopic study on the tongue and lingual papillae of the Japanese badgers, Meles meles anakuma. Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2009; 85:119-127. [PMID: 19408581 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.85.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We observed the three-dimensional structures of the external surface and connective tissue cores (CTCs), after exfoliation of the epithelium of the lingual papillae (filiform, fungiform and foliate papillae) of the Japanese badgers (Meles meles anakuma) using scanning electron microscopy and conventional light microscopy. Macroscopically, the tongue was elongated anterior-posteriorly and the apex rounded. Numerous filiform papillae and fungiform papillae were distributed all over the tongue except at the root. Seven vallate papillae were observed that had circumferential furrows and were arranged in V-shape. Numerous taste buds were observable in the furrows. Instead of foliate papillae, a lateral organ lacking taste buds was present on the lateral edge of the posterior tongue. Behind the vallate papillae, dome-like lingual tonsils that had globular tonsils were densely distributed in U-shaped arrangement. Rather long conical papillae were distributed around the vallate papillae. At the posterior end of the root of the tongue, lingual papillae were very much attenuated and only fold-like structure was seen. CTCs of filiform papillae had a main rod-like slender core and ovally arranged short accessory cores distributed around the main core. CTCs of fungiform papillae exhibited a columnar like appearance. The lingual papillae of Japanese badger's tongue fundamentally had morphological similarity with carnivore species, included the Pinnipedia.
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- Ken Yoshimura
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Life Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Niigata, Japan.
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Emura S, Okumura T, Chen H. Morphology of the lingual papillae and their connective tissue cores in the cape hyrax. Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2008; 85:29-34. [PMID: 18833909 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.85.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The dorsal lingual surfaces of four adult cape hyraxes (Procavia capensis) were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Filiform, fungiform and foliate papillae were observed. The lingual body had lingual torus on the posterior third. In the lateral sides of the tongue large fungiform papillae were observed and in the lateral sides of the torus very developmental foliate papillae were observed. Many fungiform papillae were observed in the ventral surface of the lingual apex. No vallate papillae were seen on the dorsal surface. The filiform papilla on the apical surface of the tongue had shovel-shaped papilla. The filiform papilla contained the connective tissue core consisting of some processes. The connective tissue core of the fungiform papillae was floral bud in shape. In the surface of the lingual torus numerous dome-shaped papillae are found. The dome-shaped papilla contained the connective tissue core consisting of a zigzag surface structure and the connective tissue core is surrounded by the processes of various sizes. In the surface of the lingual root numerous openings of the lingual glands were found. Around the glandular openings connective tissue ridges formed circular sheaths. In the lateral sides of the tongue large fungiform papillae were round in shape. The connective tissue core of the fungiform papilla was floral bud in shape. The foliate papillae were seen on the dorsolateral aspect of the tongue and some ridges and grooves were exposed reciprocally. Many small protrusions appeared on the connective tissue core of the ridge of the foliate papilla. These findings suggested that in the structure of the lingual papillae of the cape hyrax there was intermediate type between Rodentia and Artiodactyla.
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- Shoichi Emura
- Nursing Course, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Pastor JF, Barbosa M, De Paz FJ. Morphological study of the lingual papillae of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) by scanning electron microscopy. J Anat 2008; 212:99-105. [PMID: 18254792 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00850.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Due to the scarcity of giant pandas, there are few descriptions of their morphology and even fewer of their microscopic anatomy and the ultrastructure of their organs. In this study of the complete tongue of an adult male giant panda, we describe the morphology of its lingual surface, the different types of papillae, their characteristics and topographic distribution. It was seen that there are four main types of lingual papillae: filiform, conical, fungiform and vallate. There was no sign of foliate papillae, tuberculum intermolare or sublingua. Papilla distribution was not limited to the dorsum of the tongue, but was also seen on the anterior and ventral surfaces of the tongue. In the anterior third of the midline there is a smooth area with no papillae at all. Morphology of the microgrooves and pores is similar to that observed in other mammals. The papillae share characteristics encountered in Carnivora and herbivorous species of mammals. A narrow bamboo-based diet and specialized manner of eating have together resulted in modification of the tongue of a carnivoran, giving it some characteristics typical of an herbivore.
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- J F Pastor
- Anatomical Museum, Department of Anatomy and Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Spain.
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Yoshimura K, Shindo J, Miyawaki Y, Kobayashi K, Kageyama I. Scanning electron microscopic study on the tongue and lingual papillae of the adult Spotted seal, Phoca largha. Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2007; 84:83-97. [PMID: 18186221 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.84.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We observed the external surface and connective tissue cores (CTCs) of the lingual papillae (filiform, fungiform and vallate papillae) of adult Spotted seals (Phoca largha) using SEM and light microscopy. The tongue was V-shaped and its apex was rather rounded. On the dorsal surface from apex to the one-third posterior of the tongue, the lingual mucosa was densely covered by filiform papillae, with a scatted distribution of dome-like fungiform papillae, which have orthokeratinized epithelium. At the posterior part of the tongue, filiform papillae were totally diminished and their epithelium was parakeratinized. Approximately 6-7 vallate papillae were arranged in a V-shape on the posterior of the tongue. After removal of the epithelium, the CTCs of the filiform papillae that were distributed at apex consisted of a primary core and approximately 5-6 rod-shaped small accessory cores. The CTCs of filiform papillae that were distributed at anterior part of the tongue lacked primary protrusions and possessed approximately 10-15 rod shaped small accessory cores that were arranged in a horseshoe manner. The CTCs offungiform papillae had cylindrical primary cores and were fringed with accessory protrusion. In the Vallate papillae, taste buds were only seen at the dorsal epithelium.
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- Ken Yoshimura
- Dept of Anatomy, Faculty of Life Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan.
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Emura S, Okumura T, Chen H. Morphology of the lingual papillae in the Japanese marten. Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2007; 84:77-81. [PMID: 17969997 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.84.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The dorsal lingual surfaces of two adult Japanese marten (Martes melampus) were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Filiform, fungiform, vallate and foliate papillae were observed. A small filiform papilla on the apical surface of the tongue had several pointed processes. A small filiform papilla contained the connective tissue core consisting of several small processes. A large filiform papilla of the lingual body consisted of a main papilla and some secondary papillae. A large filiform papilla contained the connective tissue core consisting of processes of various size. The fungiform papillae are round in shape. The connective tissue core of the fungiform papilla had a top with several round depressions. The four vallate papillae were located on both sides of the posterior end of the lingual body and each papilla was surrounded by groove and crescent pad. A zigzag surface structure appeared on the connective tissue core of the vallate papilla. The foliate papillae were seen on the dorsolateral aspect of the tongue and some ridges and grooves were exposed reciprocally. A zigzag surface structures appeared on the connective tissue cores of the ridges of the foliate papillae.
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- Shoichi Emura
- Nursing Course, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Jackowiak H, Godynicki S. Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Study on the Structure of the Lingual Papillae of the Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmeus, Burramyidae, Marsupialia). Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2007; 290:1355-65. [DOI: 10.1002/ar.20606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Shindo J, Yoshimura K, Kobayashi K. Comparative morphological study on the stereo-structure of the lingual papillae and their connective tissue cores of the American beaver (Castor canadensis). Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2006; 82:127-37. [PMID: 16526571 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.82.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The lingual papillae and the connective tissue cores (CTC) of the American beaver were examined by light and scanning electron microscopy. The tongue of American beaver was about 9 cm in length, 3.5 cm in width, and has a lingual prominence. Four types of papillae (filiform, fungiform, vallate and foliate papillae) were observed. The filiform papillae can be classified into three types (filiform, large filiform and dorm-like papillae). Filiform papillae distributed on the anterior tongue and posterior of the lingual prominence consisted of a posterior thick main process and several small accessory processes. After removal of the epithelium, the CTCs of the filiform papillae had U-shaped, horseshoe-like primary cores with 10-15 rod-shaped small accessory cores. Large filiform papillae were distributed at the anterior margin of the lingual prominence. Dome-like papillae were distributed at the top of lingual prominence. Fungiform papillae were observed two types. Fungiform papillae, which were distributed at the anterior tongue, were round shaped. Fungiform papillae of the posterior of the lingual prominence were large and surrounded with a papillary groove. At the posterior of the tongue, three vallate papillae were arranged in a triangular pattern. Foliate papillae were on 22 to 25 parallel ridges and grooves.
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- Junji Shindo
- Department of Anatomy, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan.
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Yoshimura K, Dissanayake UB, Nanayakkara D, Kageyama I, Kobayashi K. Morphological changes in oral mucosae and their connective tissue cores regarding oral submucous fibrosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 68:185-92. [PMID: 16276024 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.68.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disease of the oral cavity characterized by an inflammatory reaction followed by severe fibro-elastic changes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the three-dimensional morphological changes in the connective tissue cores (CTCs) of the oral mucosa in OSF. The sample consisted of buccal mucosal biopsies from ten human subjects ranging in age from 40-45 years; five of them were clinically diagnosed as having moderate to severe OSF, and the remaining five served as unaffected controls. Half of each biopsy was formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded for light microscopy, while the other half was fixed in a Karnovsky's solution, treated with HCl to exfoliate the epithelium, and processed for examination under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Oral submucous fibrosis biopsies exhibited heavily packed aldehyde fuchsin-positive fibers (i.e. elastic fibers) in the submucosa under the light microscope. Broad bundles of collagen fibers were seen in a concentrated manner in the deeper layers. Scanning electron microscopy of the buccal mucosa in OSF showed the finger-shaped CTCs to be attenuated beneath the epithelium at the initial stages of the disease. Patchy degenerative areas lacking the CTCs were observed in advanced cases. These degenerative areas increased gradually with the progression of the disease. Highly fibrosed cases showed severe degeneration of the CTCs, resulting in a smoothening of the connective tissue surface in the buccal mucosa.
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- Ken Yoshimura
- Department of Anatomy, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan.
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