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Taste activity in the parabrachial region in adult rats following neonatal chorda tympani transection

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Early and chronic loss of taste input from the chorda tympani is associated with abnormal taste behaviors. We found that compared to when the chorda tympani is sectioned acutely, chronic nerve loss leads to amplification of spared inputs in the gustatory pons, with higher response to salty and sour stimuli. Findings point to plasticity that may compensate for sensory loss, but permanent deficits in taste signaling also occur following early denervation.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00552.2020

Authors: Louis J. Martin, Joseph M. Breza, Suzanne I. Sollars

Institutions: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Eastern Michigan University

Language: English

Topic: Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: University of Nebraska Omaha