Gutenberg Open Science: The orobasal organ (of Ackerknecht) : a bizarre structure of the mammalian oral cavity

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dc.contributor.author	Stäber, Moritz	-
dc.contributor.author	Storsberg, Silke D.	-
dc.contributor.author	Schumann, Sven	-
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-12T10:46:59Z	-
dc.date.available	2023-09-12T10:46:59Z	-
dc.date.issued	2023	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/9554	-
dc.description.abstract	Vestigial organs are considered to have lost most or all of their functions through evolution. However, these structures can give insights into the phylogenetic history of species. Additionally, vestigial organs can be of clinical importance, since these structures might be confused with pathologies. The orobasal organ of Ackerknecht was discovered by and named after the veterinary anatomist Eberhard Ackerknecht. In 1912, he described morphologically highly variable epithelial invaginations behind the lower medial incisors in different mammalian species. The orobasal organ is considered a rudimentary structure without physiological function, but the evolutionary history of the orobasal organ remains unknown, so far. In this review, we sum up the actual knowledge about the orobasal organ and discuss possible origins of this structure. With this review, we hope to increase awareness of this anatomical structure, and thereby decrease the risk of confusion with a pathological condition like oral cancer.	en_GB
dc.description.sponsorship	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)\|491381577\|Open-Access-Publikationskosten 2022–2024 Universität Mainz - Universitätsmedizin	-
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	610 Medizin	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	610 Medical sciences	en_GB
dc.title	The orobasal organ (of Ackerknecht) : a bizarre structure of the mammalian oral cavity	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9536	-
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 04 Medizin	de
jgu.organisation.number	2700	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	Journal of Morphology	de
jgu.journal.volume	284	de
jgu.journal.issue	6	de
jgu.pages.alternative	e21589	de
jgu.publisher.year	2023	-
jgu.publisher.name	Wiley	de
jgu.publisher.place	Malden, Mass. u.a.	de
jgu.publisher.issn	1097-4687	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	610	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1002/jmor.21589	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485	-
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