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Pacinian corpuscle

The Pacinian corpuscle (also lamellar corpuscle, or Vater–Pacini corpuscle) is a low-threshold mechanoreceptor, responsive to deep pressure, stretch, tickle and vibration, found in the skin and other internal organs. In the skin it is one of the four main types of cutaneous receptors.

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Location
Skin
FMA
83604
Latin
corpusculum Pacinian
MeSH
D010141
TH
H3.11.06.0.00009

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Pacinian corpuscle

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples51
Avg. degree1.96
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related to history · 15
Pacinian corpuscle → Abraham Vater, Filippo Pacini, German, Grandry, Herbst, Ireland, Italian, Johannes Gottlieb Lehmann, John Shekleton, Pacini, Pacinian, Royal College, Similar, Surgeons, They
related to Sensory transduction · 9
Pacinian corpuscle → Due, Finally, Pacinian, Ranvier, Ranvier's, Ranvier's Node, The, This, When
related to Structure · 7
Pacinian corpuscle → In, Larger, Meissner's, Merkel, Pacinian, Ruffini's, They
related to Function · 6
Pacinian corpuscle → Hz, It, Pacinian, The, Their, They
related to Additional images · 5
Pacinian corpuscle → Diagrammatic, German, Light, Pacinian, Schema
see also · 3
Pacinian corpuscle → Pacinian, PallesthesiaPacinian, Possible
FMA · 1
Pacinian corpuscle → 83604
Latin · 1
Pacinian corpuscle → corpusculum Pacinian
Location · 1
Pacinian corpuscle → Skin
MeSH · 1
Pacinian corpuscle → D010141

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corpuscles pacinian skin capsule axon corpuscle pressure terminal also first rapidly stimulus found respond external vibrations surface central neurite lamellae

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Pacinian corpuscleFMA836041.00infobox
Pacinian corpuscleLatincorpusculum Pacinian1.00infobox
Pacinian corpuscleLocationSkin1.00infobox
Pacinian corpuscleMeSHD0101411.00infobox
Pacinian corpuscleTHH3.11.06.0.000091.00infobox
Pacinian corpusclerelated to Additional imagesDiagrammatic0.60section
Pacinian corpusclerelated to Additional imagesSchema0.60section
Pacinian corpusclerelated to Additional imagesGerman0.60section
Pacinian corpusclerelated to Additional imagesLight0.60section
Pacinian corpusclerelated to Additional imagesPacinian0.60section
Pacinian corpusclerelated to FunctionPacinian0.60section
Pacinian corpusclerelated to FunctionThe0.60section

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