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Descriptor
English
:
Pacinian Corpuscles
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Corpúsculos de Pacini
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpúsculos de Pacini
Synonyms
English
:
Corpuscles, Pacinian
Tree Number:
A08.675.650.915.750.700
A08.800.950.750.700
A11.671.650.915.750.700
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
mechanoreceptors
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under MECHANORECEPTORS 1972-90; was see under NERVE ENDINGS 1963-71
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
10328
Unique Identifier:
D010141
Occurrence in VHL
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