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Abstract
Rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors found in subcutaneous tissue beneath both hairy and glabrous skin. Pacinian corpuscles contain an afferent nerve fiber surrounded by a capsule with multiple concentric layers. They have large receptive fields and are most sensitive to high-frequency stimuli, such as vibration.
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- Pacinian Corpuscle
- Corpuscle, Pacinian
- Corpuscles, Pacinian
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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mechanoreceptors
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91(75); was see under MECHANORECEPTORS 1972-90; was see under NERVE ENDINGS 1963-71
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- National Library of Medicine. Pacinian Corpuscles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010141. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010141
- Pacinian Corpuscles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacinian_corpuscle
- Pacinian Corpuscles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673321