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Pacinian corpuscle |
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| Definitions |
Encapsulated nerve ending located in skin composed of nerve ending of a dorsal root ganglion neuron wrapped in 20-60 concentric lamellae composed of fibrous tissue and fibroblasts. They function as mechanoreceptors for pressure (adapted from Wikipedia) |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/FMA_83604 |
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February 23, 2010 |
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Foundational Model of Anatomy |
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| definition |
Encapsulated nerve ending located in skin composed of nerve ending of a dorsal root ganglion neuron wrapped in 20-60 concentric lamellae composed of fibrous tissue and fibroblasts. They function as mechanoreceptors for pressure (adapted from Wikipedia) |
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Pacinian corpuscle |
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NIFSTD:FMA_83604 |
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Pacinian corpuscle |
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