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Pacinian corpuscle
Pacinian corpuscles (pă-sin-iăn) pl. n. sensory receptors for touch in the skin, consisting of sensory nerve endings surrounded by capsules of membrane. They are especially sensitive to changes in pressure and so detect vibration particularly well. [ F. Pacini (1812–83), Italian... Read more |
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cryosurgery
cryosurgery , bloodless surgical technique using a supercooled probe to destroy diseased or superfluous tissue. Liquid nitrogen circulating through the instrument cools it to temperatures as low as -196°C (-321°F). Tissue destroyed on contact with the probe is removed by phagocytic white... Read more |
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J. J. Thomson
Thomson, J. J. (1856–1940). Discoverer of the electron. After study in Manchester, Thomson gained a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1884 he became Cavendish professor, working on electricity and gases. Michael Faraday and then William Crookes had thought that the rays coming... Read more |
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appendix
appendix small, worm-shaped blind tube, about 3 in. (7.6 cm) long and 1/4 in. to 1 in. (.64-2.54 cm) thick, projecting from the cecum (part of the large intestine) on the right side of the lower abdominal cavity. The structure, also called the vermiform appendix, has no function in people and... Read more |
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urinary system
urinary system group of organs of the body concerned with excretion of urine, that is, water and the waste products of metabolism. In humans, the kidneys are two small organs situated near the vertebral column at the small of the back, the left lying somewhat higher than the right. They are... Read more |
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Research from University of Oviedo in the area of anatomy described.
...forming sensory corpuscles become amyelinic before entering the corpuscle. Interestingly, in Meissner corpuscles from monkey myelin...associated with Meissner corpuscles were observed at...cells or within the corpuscle between the lamellar... |
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Study Findings on Medical Science Are Outlined in Reports from Daping...
...at the caudal end of Meissner's corpuscles. The nerve fibers in the Meissner's corpuscles increased to the normal...simple Meissner's corpuscles via governing previously...regeneration of Meissner's corpuscle. Medical Science Monitor... |
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New neuropathy study findings reported from University of Rochester.
...confocal microscopy (RCM) of Meissner corpuscles (MCs) as a measure of sensory...and HIV-positive subjects. Meissner corpuscles (MCs) can be visualized...In vivo confocal microscopy of Meissner corpuscles as a measure of sensory... |
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New Findings Reported from University of Kentucky Describe Advances in Anatomy.
...mechanoreceptors in the friction pad of atelines: Meissner's corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Ruffini corpuscles, and Merkel discs. Ruffini...ventrodistal skin of the Cebus tail. However, Meissner's and Pacinian corpuscles (not typically... |
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Report summarizes neuroscience study findings from Johns Hopkins University.
...neurons are RA mechanoreceptors, which form Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, and longitudinal lanceolate endings. The...signaling components are devoid of Pacinian corpuscles and exhibit a dramatic disruption of RA mechanoreceptor... |
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How & Why
...under the skin in our hands and feet are called Meissner corpuscles. Merkel's disks are most common in our lips...in our internal organs are called Pacinian corpuscles and Ruffini's corpuscles. They all trigger messages carried by those... |
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A new technique for detecting nerve condition.(Medical News)(Brief article)
...focuses on tiny structures in the skin known as Meissner corpuscles, which encapsulate the endings of microscopic nerves in hands, feet and other areas. It is the Meissner corpuscles that detect touch. The structures act like sensors... |
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Research on Peripheral Nervous System Reported by Investigators at University...
...vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) of Meissner corpuscles (MCs). In this prospective study, we evaluated...Nervous System (In vivo confocal microscopy of Meissner corpuscles as a novel sensory measure in CMT1A. Journal of... |
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Game of baseball seems tailor-made for left-handers
...pads containing receptors especially attuned to light touch (Meissner's corpuscles), constant pressure (Merkel's corpuscles), deep pressure and vibrations (Pacinian corpuscles), temperature (Ruffini corpuscles -- were you holding a... |
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Data on neurons discussed by J.A. Montano and colleagues.(Report)
...TrkB and responding to BDNF and NT-4 innervate Meissner corpuscles, a subpopulation of Merkell cells, some mechanoreceptors of the piloneural complex, and the Ruffini's corpuscles; finally, a subpopulation of neurons, which are... |
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