Chamorro C A, de Paz P, Fernández J G, Anel L
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, University of León, Spain.
Scanning Microsc. 1993 Mar;7(1):313-20; discussion 320-2.
Fungiform papillae of wild boar and pig were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Four regions were defined on the tongue: rostral, medial and caudal thirds and lateral sides. Morphologically the fungiform papillae correspond with their denomination. Rostral and lateral tongue regions presented the largest average number of fungiform papillae. Taste pores opened onto the upper surface of the papillae and were easily identifiable by SEM. The total number of fungiform taste pores from both animals was the highest reported in the literature. The lateral papillae of wild boar and pig contained the largest average number of pores per papilla. This region must be important in taste sensitivity. Lateral and rostral papillae from both animals can provide a source of taste buds for study since each fungiform papilla presents numerous taste buds and these papillae are very abundant.
通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）对野猪和家猪的菌状乳头进行了研究。在舌头上定义了四个区域：舌尖、舌中、舌根三分之一以及舌侧面。从形态学上看，菌状乳头与其名称相符。舌尖和舌侧面区域的菌状乳头平均数量最多。味孔开口于乳头的上表面，通过扫描电子显微镜很容易识别。这两种动物的菌状味孔总数是文献中报道的最高值。野猪和家猪的舌侧乳头每个乳头的平均孔数最多。该区域在味觉敏感度方面肯定很重要。这两种动物的舌侧和舌尖乳头可以作为味蕾研究的来源，因为每个菌状乳头都有大量味蕾，而且这些乳头非常丰富。
