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Preferred Label : Meissner's corpuscle;

Uberon definition : A type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to light touch. In particular, they have highest sensitivity (lowest threshold) when sensing vibrations lower than 50 Hertz. They are rapidly adaptive receptors.;

Uberon related term : tactile corpuscles of Wagner and Meissner; meissner's corpuscles; meissner corpuscle end-organ; meisner's corpuscle; messner's corpuscle; meissner's corpuscle; Dogiel's end bulb; messier corpuscle; Ruffini's end bulb; meissner corpuscle;

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A type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to light touch. In particular, they have highest sensitivity (lowest threshold) when sensing vibrations lower than 50 Hertz. They are rapidly adaptive receptors.

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30/04/2025


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