part of part of has part has part develops from develops from capable of capable of contributes to morphology of taste receptor cell detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste gustatory system taste bud http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Gray1018.png GAID:815 In humans, saste buds may be found on the tongue, soft palatte, epiglottis and upper pharynx. In other species they may be found in more unusual places, such as the trunk, or on the barbels or fins of fish. SCTID:362099006 XAO:0000445 UBERON:0001727 taste-bud CALOHA:TS-1015 FMA:54825 BTO:0000989 arise by inductive interactions between epithelial cells and invading gustatory cells from chorda tympani (facial), glossophrayngeal and vagues nerves ISBN:1607950324 (todo - request cell terms from CL) MESH:D013650 Experients in amphibia have shown that an intrinsic feature of the pharyngeal endoderm is its ability to generate taste buds and this capacity must have been acquired by the endoderm at the origin of the vertebrates.[well established][VHOG] MA:0001591 UMLS:C0039337 One of a number of receptor cell nests located in the epithelium of the papillae of the tongue and in the soft palate, epiglottis, and pharynx that mediate the sense of taste. [TFD][VHOG] Wikipedia:Taste_bud A specialized receptor organ that is a collection of cells spanning the gustatory epithelium. EMAPA:35850 tastebuds VHOG:0000130 A chemoreceptive organ.[AAO] http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/nifext_14 AAO:0010573 NCIT:C96518 BIRNLEX:4101 caliculus gustatorius tastebud TAO:0001074 taste buds ZFA:0001074 gustatory epithelium gustatory organ endoderm-derived structure early pharyngeal endoderm