Emura Shoichi
Heisei College of Health Sciences.
Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn. 2018;95(1):19-22. doi: 10.2535/ofaj.95.19.
We microscopically examined the dorsal lingual surface of an adult Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii). The papillae on the margin of the lingual apex were horny-shaped and fungiform. The filiform papillae on the anterior part of the lingual body were large and cylindrical; the connective tissue core of each of these comprised a large conical papilla. The filiform papillae on the central part of the lingual body were large and conical-shaped on the medial side and dome-shaped on the lateral side. The connective tissue core of each medial filiform papilla comprised a large main process and some secondary processes, while processes were absent on the lateral side. These findings are peculiar to the tongue of members of the family Felidae.
我们对一只成年亚洲金猫（金猫属）的舌背表面进行了显微镜检查。舌尖边缘的乳头呈角质状且为菌状。舌体前部的丝状乳头大且呈圆柱形；每个丝状乳头的结缔组织核心包含一个大的圆锥形乳头。舌体中部的丝状乳头在内侧大且呈圆锥形，在外侧呈圆顶形。每个内侧丝状乳头的结缔组织核心包含一个大的主突起和一些次突起，而外侧则没有突起。这些发现是猫科动物舌头所特有的。
