John C. Kinnamon

Death in the taste bud: engulfment of dying taste receptor cells by glial-like Type I cells

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.

Taste Bud Connectome: Implications for Taste Information Processing

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.

Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Mouse Circumvallate Taste Buds Using Serial Blockface Scanning Electron Microscopy: I. Cell Types and the Apical Region of the Taste Bud

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