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Innervation of the cirri in three teleost species (Hypsoblennius gilberti, Hypsoblennius gentilis, Oxylebius pictus) was investigated with the use of HRP- and cobalttracing techniques. All projections were found to be ipsilateral. Labeled cells were demonstrated in both portions of the trigeminal ganglion and in the facial ganglion. Cirrus nerve fibers running in the trigeminal nerve project to terminal fields in an isthmic sensory trigeminal nucleus, to areas adjacent to the descending trigeminal root in the brainstem, and to the medial funicular nucleus in the medulla. Distribution of labeled cells in the trigeminal ganglion complex suggests a functional distinction of the two ganglion portions. Cirrus nerve fibers belonging to the facial nerve terminate in a circumscribed part of of the facial lobe, indicating a somatotopic projection. Pathways were principally the same in all three species investigated. Findings of facial innervation of teleost cirri suggest a suspected gustatory function of teleost head appendages.
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von Bartheld, C.S., Meyer, D.L. Trigeminal and facial innervation of cirri in three teleost species. Cell Tissue Res. 241, 615–622 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00214583
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