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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

9. Skin

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9.10 Sensory corpuscle of Pacini

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Section of the hypodermis of a toe showing a sensory corpuscle of Pacini.

This corpuscle consists of numerous (30–35) concentric lamellae (*) composed of flattened fibrocytes separated by spaces containing few fine connective tissue fibres and a fluid of low viscosity.

This corpuscle is delimited by a connective tissue capsule (arrows). The nerve (N) enters the corpuscle at one pole and sends an axon toward its centre.

This sensory organ permits the discrimination of variations in pressure applied to the skin.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×300

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