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Frog's tongue receptive areas: Neural organization and gustatory function

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Lateral and medial branch of the frog's IXth nerve innervates rostral third and caudal two-thirds of the tongue surface, respectively. The amounts of gustatory signals in these branches differ in proportion to the area they supply.

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  1. Department of Physiology, Miyazaki Medical College, Kiyotake-machi, 889-16, Miyazaki, Japan

    N. Ishiko, T. Hanamori & N. Murayama

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Ishiko, N., Hanamori, T. & Murayama, N. Frog's tongue receptive areas: Neural organization and gustatory function. Experientia 35, 773–774 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01968239

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