Contribution of Underlying Connective Tissue Cells to Taste Buds in Mouse Tongue and Soft Palate

Kristin Boggs; Nandakumar Venkatesan; Ingmar Mederacke; Yoshihiro Komatsu; Steve Stice; Robert F. Schwabe; Charlotte M. Mistretta; Yuji Mishina; Hong-Xiang Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146475

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Contribution of Underlying Connective Tissue Cells to Taste Buds in Mouse Tongue and Soft Palate

Kristin Boggs ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kristin Boggs, Nandakumar Venkatesan

Affiliation Regenerative Bioscience Center, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America
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Nandakumar Venkatesan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kristin Boggs, Nandakumar Venkatesan

Affiliation Regenerative Bioscience Center, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America
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Ingmar Mederacke,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America
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Yoshihiro Komatsu,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Steve Stice,

Affiliation Regenerative Bioscience Center, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America
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Robert F. Schwabe,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America
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Charlotte M. Mistretta,

Affiliation Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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Yuji Mishina,

Affiliation Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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Hong-Xiang Liu

* E-mail: lhx@uga.edu

Affiliation Regenerative Bioscience Center, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America
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Contribution of Underlying Connective Tissue Cells to Taste Buds in Mouse Tongue and Soft Palate

Kristin Boggs,
Nandakumar Venkatesan,
Ingmar Mederacke,
Yoshihiro Komatsu,
Steve Stice,
Robert F. Schwabe,
Charlotte M. Mistretta,
Yuji Mishina,
Hong-Xiang Liu

Published: January 7, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146475

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