MeSH definition : 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.;
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.