Preferred Name |
Pacinian corpuscle |
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Synonyms |
lamellar corpuscle Pacinian corpuscle corpuscle of golgi-mazzoni corpusculum lamellosum golgi-mazzoni corpuscle pacinian corpuscle pacinian corpuscles golgi mazzoni corpuscle lamellated corpuscle pacinian body golgi-mazzoni corpuscles vater-pacini corpuscle vater-pacini corpuscles pacinian corpuscle end-organs golgi-mazzoni |
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Definitions |
Any of the rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors found in subcutaneous tissue beneath both hairy and glabrous skin, and which normally contain an afferent nerve fiber surrounded by a capsule with multiple concentric layers. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003719 |
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database_cross_reference |
NIF_Subcellular:FMA_83604 Wikipedia:File:Gray935.png Wikipedia:Lamellar_corpuscle SCTID:37419002 NCIT:C13172 MESH:D010141 FMA:83604 FMA:83609 GAID:817 GAID:820 |
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definition |
Any of the rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors found in subcutaneous tissue beneath both hairy and glabrous skin, and which normally contain an afferent nerve fiber surrounded by a capsule with multiple concentric layers. |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Gray935.png |
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external_ontology_notes |
FMA treats pacinia and G-M as distinct |
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has_alternative_id |
UBERON:0003717 |
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has_exact_synonym |
lamellar corpuscle Pacinian corpuscle corpuscle of golgi-mazzoni corpusculum lamellosum golgi-mazzoni corpuscle |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
pacinian corpuscle pacinian corpuscles golgi mazzoni corpuscle lamellated corpuscle pacinian body golgi-mazzoni corpuscles vater-pacini corpuscle vater-pacini corpuscles pacinian corpuscle end-organs golgi-mazzoni |
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id |
UBERON:0003719 |
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label |
Pacinian corpuscle |
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notation |
UBERON:0003719 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
Pacinian corpuscle |
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structure_notes |
consists of a nerve fiber, an inner core of modified Schwann cells, a subcapsular space and a capsule [ISBN:9780849388118] |
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taxon_notes |
may also be present in the mesentery of cats, in pancreas, in lymph nodes [ISBN:9780849388118] |
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