Papillae chorda tympani

TRC from fungiform papillae and some of the anterior foliate papillae establish synaptic contacts with the chorda tympani (CT) nerve, whereas the posterior parts of the foliate and circumvallate papillae are innervated by the glossopharyngeal (GL) nerve. The possible involvement of gustatory nerves in the LCFA-mediated fat preference has recently been explored in rodents, by studying the impact of bilateral transection of the CT nerve (CTX) and/or bilateral transection of the GL nerve (GLX). 

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