Our lab has two major areas of study: we examine (1) the neurophysiological, morphological, and behavioral development of the taste system, and (2) injury induced degeneration and regeneration in the peripheral and central gustatory system. Specific projects focus on environmental and physiological factors affecting the developing and regenerating taste system, salt taste transduction, and the neural coding of taste information in peripheral and central gustatory neurons.
Selected Publications
Mangold, J. and Hill, D.L. 2008. Postnatal Reorganization of Primary Afferent Terminal Fields in the Rat Gustatory Brainstem is Determined by Prenatal Dietary History. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 509: 594-607.
May, O.L., Erisir, A., and D.L. Hill. 2008. Modifications of Gustatory Nerve Synapses onto Nucleus of the Solitary Tract Neurons Induced by Dietary Sodium-Restriction During Development. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 508: 529-541.
Guagliardo, N.A. and Hill, D.L. 2007. Fungiform Taste Bud Degeneration in C57BL/6J Mice Following Chorda-Lingual Nerve Transection, Journal of Comparative Neurology, 504: 206-216.
Mangold, J. and Hill, D.L. 2007. Extensive Reorganization of Primary Afferent Projections into the Gustatory Brainstem Induced by Dietary Sodium Restriction During Development: Less is More. Journal of Neuroscience, 27:4650-4662.
May, O. L. and Hill, D. L., 2006. Gustatory terminal field organization and developmental plasticity in the nucleus of the solitary tract revealed through triple fluorescent labeling. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 497: 658-669.
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