Preferred Name |
Pacinian corpuscle |
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Synonyms |
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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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ID |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Subcellular.owl#FMA_83604 |
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createdDate |
February 23, 2010 |
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definingCitation |
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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label |
Pacinian corpuscle |
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prefixIRI |
FMA_83604 |
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prefLabel |
Pacinian corpuscle |
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subClassOf |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Subcellular.owl#nlx_subcell_20090505 |