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Monday, November 23, 2009

Common sense about taste: from mammals to insects.

14 Oct 2009 The sense of taste is a specialized chemosensory system dedicated to the evaluation of food and drink. Despite the fact that vertebrates and insects have independently evolved distinct anatomic and molecular pathways for taste sensation, there are ... Read more...

Tongue movements during water swallowing in healthy young and older adults.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the nature and extent of variability in tongue movement during healthy swallowing as a function of aging and gender. In addition, changes were quantified in healthy tongue movements in response to ... Read more...

Mandibular traction--an alternative treatment in infants with Pierre Robin sequence.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: In the Pierre Robin sequence, retrognathia and glossoptosis lead to airway obstruction in infants with or without cleft palate. Mandibular distraction has gained acceptance for the treatment of airway obstruction. However, surgical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tongue'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Common sense about taste: from mammals to insects. 14 Oct 2009
• New single-arch sleep appliance therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Tongue movements during water swallowing in healthy young and older adults. 29 Sep 2009
• Tasting the light. 29 Sep 2009
• An alternative technique for genioglossus muscle advancement in phase I surgery in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. 29 Sep 2009
• Mandibular traction--an alternative treatment in infants with Pierre Robin sequence. 29 Sep 2009
• Task-free presurgical mapping using functional magnetic resonance imaging intrinsic activity. 29 Sep 2009
• Licking decreases phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord after a formalin test. 29 Sep 2009
• A repertoire of rhythmic bursting produced by hypoglossal motoneurons in physiological and pathological conditions. 10 Sep 2009
• Prevalence of oral lesions among Saudi dental patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of an electrotactile vestibular substitution system to facilitate balance and gait of an individual with gentamicin-induced bilateral vestibular hypofunction and bilateral transtibial amputation. 30 Aug 2009
• The macroscopic and microscopic effects of radiofrequency injury in the porcine tongue: a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• Ultrastructure and lectin cytochemistry of secretory cells in lingual glands of the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). 30 Aug 2009
• Recovery from neurological sequelae secondary to oncological brain surgery in an adult growth hormone-deficient patient after growth hormone treatment. 30 Aug 2009
• Producing American English vowels during vocal tract growth: a perceptual categorization study of synthesized vowels. 18 Aug 2009
• Saliva and other taste stimuli are important for gustatory processing of linoleic acid. 17 Aug 2009
• Attenuation of peripheral salt taste responses and local immune function contralateral to gustatory nerve injury: effects of aldosterone. 10 Aug 2009
• Basonuclin 2 has a function in the multiplication of embryonic craniofacial mesenchymal cells and is orthologous to disco proteins. 10 Aug 2009
• Prey location, biomechanical constraints, and motor program choice during prey capture in the tomato frog, Dyscophus guineti. 4 Aug 2009
• Motor representations of articulators contribute to categorical perception of speech sounds. 3 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Tongue'

Descriptor UI: D014059

Alternative terms: Tongue; Tongues; Microglossia; Microglossias;

Related Mesh Headings: Glossectomy;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A03.556.500.885; A14.549.885;

History Note: /abnormalities was TONGUE ABNORMALITIES 1965

Technical Notes: /surg: consider GLOSSECTOMY; /transpl permitted for tongue grafts as in palate surg; inflammation = GLOSSITIS; tongue thrust: index under TONGUE HABITS; painful or sore tongue = GLOSSALGIA; scrotal tongue = TONGUE, FISSURED