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Filippo Pacini: A Determined Observer
PACINIAN CORPUSCLES AFTER PACINI'S STUDIES Mayer [14] performed preliminary physiological studies on the corpuscles. In 1876 Key and Retzius [11] presented in their monograph a large ...
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/brainresearchbul38(2)_161_165_1995.pdf
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Glial GrowthFactor Rescues Schwann Cells of Mechanoreceptors from ...
Pacinian corpuscles denervated at P2 were given GGF2 for 3 d and examined at P5, a time when previous examinations revealed that their normal complement of corpuscles is greatly ...
http://www.utexas.edu/neuroscience/Neurobiology/WesThompson/pdfs/6697.pdf
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The clitoris: A unified structure. Histology of the clitoral glans ...
Pacinian corpuscles are clearly seen in association with the nerve trunks and in the glans. Large arteries and veins run with the nerve trunks along the length of the body.
http://www.afwh.org/pdf/urod.127-132_Connell.pdf
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The Sense of Touch
Students will need a basic knowledge of: - sensory receptors within the skin -primarily mechanoreceptors - types of nerve endings: ex. Pacinian corpuscles, free nerve endings, etc. ...
http://www.the-aps.org/education/cdsrt/pdf/TouchOverview.pdf
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Lecture 2-Chapters 3
Summary of skin mechanoreceptros Acceleration, vibration Large, indistinct 100-300 (typically >250) RA-II Pacinian corpuscles Velocity, edges Small, well defined 3-40 RA-I Meissner corpuscles ...
http://cseserv.engr.scu.edu/StudentAccounts/COEN194-5-6_2003/Haptic/ELEN%20References/ACTUATOR%20LECTURE.pdf
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Chapter 5
... a subcutaneous (subQ) layer (also called hypodermis ) which attaches the skin to the underlying tissues and organs; the subcutaneous layer contains lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles ...
http://www.carlalbert.edu/nmaxwell/anatomy/pdf/ch5notes.pdf
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Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of ...
Fre-quenciesaround 200-300 Hzareoptimal because Pacinian corpuscles are most sensitive to vibration in this range. Stimulation at 128 Hzisalsoaccept-able for clinical use but is ...
http://www.aan.com/professionals/practice/pdfs/quantitative_sensory.pdf
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*Chapter 6. Touch
A number of studies converge to indicate that aging particularly affects thresholds for vibrations in the range detected by the Pacinian corpuscles (i.e, at frequencies above 40 Hz ...
http://www.psy.cmu.edu/faculty/klatzky/Touch.prepub.pdf
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THE SITES FOR MECHANO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION IN A PACINIAN CORPUSCLE*
Pacinian corpuscles are widely distributed over regions subjected to relatively high pressures, such as the joints, and the skin of the palms of hands and feet.
http://intl-jgp.rupress.org/cgi/reprint/41/6/1245.pdf
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Textiles and the Skin
Nerve fi bers and Merkel discs Sebaceous gland Lymphatic Ruffi ni corpuscle Fatty tissue Ruffi ni corpuscle nerve fi bers Pacinian corpuscles Sebaceous gland Hair arrector muscle Dermis Epidermis ...
http://www.karger.ch/gazette/gazette67.pdf
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