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Descriptor English:
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Pacinian Corpuscles
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Corpúsculos de Pacini
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Corpúsculos de Pacini
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Synonyms English:
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Corpuscles, Pacinian
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Tree Number:
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A08.675.650.915.750.700
A08.800.950.750.700
A11.671.650.915.750.700
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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mechanoreceptors
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History Note English:
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91(75); was see under MECHANORECEPTORS 1972-90; was see under NERVE ENDINGS 1963-71
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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10328
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Unique Identifier:
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D010141
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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