loading...| Preferred Name |
taste bud |
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| Synonyms |
tastebud caliculus gustatorius taste buds taste-bud tastebuds |
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| Definitions |
A specialized receptor organ that is a collection of cells spanning the gustatory epithelium. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001727 |
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| capable of | ||
| contributes to morphology of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/nifext_14 VHOG:0000130 UMLS:C0039337 BIRNLEX:4101 Wikipedia:Taste_bud AAO:0010573 MESH:D013650 ZFA:0001074 XAO:0000445 EMAPA:35850 SCTID:362099006 CALOHA:TS-1015 BTO:0000989 NCIT:C96518 TAO:0001074 FMA:54825 GAID:815 MA:0001591 |
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| definition |
A specialized receptor organ that is a collection of cells spanning the gustatory epithelium. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Gray1018.png |
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| development_notes |
arise by inductive interactions between epithelial cells and invading gustatory cells from chorda tympani (facial), glossophrayngeal and vagues nerves ISBN:1607950324 (todo - request cell terms from CL) |
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| develops_from | ||
| external_definition |
A chemoreceptive organ.[AAO] One of a number of receptor cell nests located in the epithelium of the papillae of the tongue and in the soft palate, epiglottis, and pharynx that mediate the sense of taste. [TFD][VHOG] |
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| has part | ||
| has_exact_synonym |
tastebud |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
caliculus gustatorius taste buds taste-bud tastebuds |
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| homology_notes |
Experients in amphibia have shown that an intrinsic feature of the pharyngeal endoderm is its ability to generate taste buds and this capacity must have been acquired by the endoderm at the origin of the vertebrates.[well established][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0001727 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
taste bud |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001727 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
taste bud |
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| taxon_notes |
In humans, saste buds may be found on the tongue, soft palatte, epiglottis and upper pharynx. In other species they may be found in more unusual places, such as the trunk, or on the barbels or fins of fish. |
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| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002926 |
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| mutually_spatially_disjoint_with | ||
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004119 |