| Range |
≤3 - 4 mm
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| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Zimmerman A et al., The gentle touch receptors of mammalian skin. Science. 2014 Nov 21 346(6212):950-4. doi: 10.1126/science.1254229. p.952 left column top paragraphPubMed ID25414303
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| Primary Source |
[28] Bentivoglio M, Pacini P. Filippo Pacini: a determined observer. Brain Res Bull. 1995 38(2):161-5. [29] Cauna N, Mannan G. The structure of human digital pacinian corpuscles (corpus cula lamellosa) and its functional significance. J Anat. 1958 Jan92(1):1-20.PubMed ID7583342, 13513492
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| Comments |
P.952 left column top paragraph: "In contrast [to Meissner corpuscles, that are composed of flattened lamellar cells that form an ellipsoid structure perpendicular to the skin surface], the larger Pacinian corpuscles are found deep in the dermis of glabrous skin and, in some species, in hairy skin and non-cutaneous tissues including the mesentery and periosteum. Pacinian corpuscles are oval-shaped, contain layered lamellae, and reach up to 3 to 4 mm in length in adult human hands (primary sources)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
112606 |