lamellar corpuscle
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pacinian corpuscle, Pacinian body, Pacini's corpuscle, Vater's corpuscle
type of mechanoreceptor in hairless skin of mammals
Research
178 papers- Lamellar Schwann cells in the Pacinian corpuscle potentiate vibration perception.Science advances · 2025
- Ectopic lamellar Pacinian corpuscle within the thymus. Atypical or abnormal location?Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie · 2020
- The Lamellar Cells of Vertebrate Meissner and Pacinian Corpuscles: Development, Characterization, and Functions.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022
- Lamellar cells in Pacinian and Meissner corpuscles are touch sensors.Science advances · 2020
- 3D architecture and a bicellular mechanism of touch detection in mechanosensory corpuscle.Science advances · 2023
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- Named after
- Filippo Pacini
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- Pacinian corpuscle H&E.jpg
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