Development of the Goose Tongue Filiform Papillae: Could it be Tooth-Like Sense Organs?
Int. j. morphol; 41 (6), 2023
SUMMARY: The geese's tongue filiform papillae are particularly long, and exhibit the same morphology of a tooth, evoking the lingual teeth of several fishes. In adult animals, they contain numerous mechanical Herbst's corpuscles but no taste buds. In the embryo, they appear since stage 38 and acquire the...