Denver Papillae Protocol for Objective Analysis of Fungiform PapillaeTiffany M. Nuessle 1, Nicole L. Garneau 1, Meghan M. Sloan 1, Stephanie A. Santorico 2
1Health Sciences Department, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver
Here we present a protocol to measure fungiform papilla density from digital photographs. This method builds prioritization and objective characteristic metrics into the original descriptive work on fungiform papillae by Miller & Reedy (1990).