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A hitherto undescribed cell type within the fungiform papillae of the tongue of the toad, Bufo bufo (L.) and the taste-disks of the soft palate of Bombina variegata L. was identified by means of scanning and transmission electron microscopy. This cell type is characterized by an apical protrusion carrying numerous microvilli. Bundles of filaments are present in the cytoplasm of the protrusion. Vesicles with electron lucent content and microtubules are present throughout the cytoplasm of the cell.
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This work was supported by the “Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Projekt No. N 39/3204)”
The authors wish to thank Mr. Gerhard Sulzer and Mr. Arno Laminger for photographic work and Dr. Ingrid Alvestadt-Graebner for critical reading of the manuscript
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Sagmeister, H., Gubo, G., Lametschwandtner, A. et al. A new cell type in the taste buds of anurans. Cell Tissue Res. 183, 553–556 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00225667
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