loading...| Preferred Name |
Meissners corpuscle |
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| Synonyms |
tactile corpuscle Meisners corpuscle Meisner's corpuscle Meissner's corpuscle |
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| Definitions |
Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated nerve endings of dorsal root ganglion cells. They are located in skin, which consist of flattened supportive cells arranged as horizontal lamellae surrounded by a connective tissue capsule, that function as mechanoreceptors for light touch. The corpuscle is between 30-140 μm in length and 40-60 μm in diameter. |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/FMA_83605 |
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| definition |
Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated nerve endings of dorsal root ganglion cells. They are located in skin, which consist of flattened supportive cells arranged as horizontal lamellae surrounded by a connective tissue capsule, that function as mechanoreceptors for light touch. The corpuscle is between 30-140 μm in length and 40-60 μm in diameter. |
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Meissners corpuscle |
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NIFSTD:FMA_83605 |
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Meissners corpuscle |
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| synonym |
tactile corpuscle Meisners corpuscle Meisner's corpuscle Meissner's corpuscle |
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