Sensory functions of the chorda tympani nerve in the chicken |
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| Authors: | M J Gentle |
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| Institution: | (1) Agricultural Research Council's Poultry Research Centre, EH259PS Roslin, Midlothian, (England) |
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| Abstract: | Summary The peripheral course of the chorda tympani nerve in the chicken was described and the area of the mouth it innervates was investigated by mechanical stimulation of the oral epithelium. Afferent neural activity recorded from the chorda tympani nerve showed that it relays information from oral chemoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors and possibly nociceptors. The results indicate that the previously held ideas on the function of the chorda tympani nerve in the chicken are incorrect. |
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| Keywords: | Chicken chorda tympani nerve neural activity afferent sensory function |
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