In vivo Observation of Papillae of the Human Tongue Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

• Published in: O.R.L. Journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 207 - 212
• Main Authors: Just, Tino, Stave, Joachim, Pau, Hans Wilhelm, Guthoff, Rudolf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland Karger 01.01.2005; S. Karger AG
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Capillaries - ultrastructure; Cell Nucleus - ultrastructure; Epithelium - ultrastructure; Extracellular Matrix - ultrastructure; Extracellular Space; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Intracellular Membranes - ultrastructure; Male; Medical sciences; Microscopy, Confocal; Middle Aged; Mouth Mucosa - ultrastructure; Organelles - ultrastructure; Original Paper; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Regional Blood Flow - physiology; Taste Buds - ultrastructure; Tongue - ultrastructure; Videotape Recording; Confocal microscopy; Human tongue; Noninvasive imaging; Human; In vivo; Tongue; Scanning microscope; Gustatory papilla; ENT

The aim of this investigation was to visualize the epithelial structures of the tongue using confocal laser scanning microscopy (LSM). The human tongue epithelium of 28 healthy subjects, aged 21–67 years, mean age 38 years, 14 women and 14 men, was examined in vivo by LSM. Using LSM, a combination o...