Thomas E. Finger

This study examines long-term taste dysfunction in Long COVID patients, finding that while most have mild issues, some lose specific taste qualities linked to reduced PLCβ2 and Tas1R3 expression without major structural damage.

The paper identifies dying taste receptor cells in murine taste buds and shows that glial-like Type I cells engulf them, suggesting a phagocytic role for Type I cells.

This study compares the structural features of human and mouse fungiform taste buds, finding differences in size, innervation density, and synaptic contact size.

The paper examines neural connectivity in mouse taste buds, finding that most nerve fibers connect to a single cell type, but some branch to connect to multiple types, challenging the labeled-line hypothesis.

The paper shows that TrpV1 and TrpA1 deletion does not affect acid avoidance behavior or brainstem activation patterns to citric acid in mice with intact taste systems.

The paper uses serial blockface scanning electron microscopy to describe the morphology and distribution of cell types in mouse circumvallate taste buds.

The paper identifies a subset of olfactory and vomeronasal sensory neurons expressing Foxj1-driven eGFP, lacking motile cilia but showing distinct spatial distribution and axonal termination patterns.