The Human Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles: An Update
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Meissner Corpuscles
3. Ruffini Corpuscles
4. Pacini (Pacinian) Corpuscles
5. Other Morphotypes of Sensory Corpuscles
6. Proteins in Human Sensory Corpuscles
7. Clinical and Pathological Interest of Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles and Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cobo, R.; García-Piqueras, J.; Cobo, J.; Vega, J.A. The Human Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles: An Update. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020227
Cobo R, García-Piqueras J, Cobo J, Vega JA. The Human Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles: An Update. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(2):227. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020227
Chicago/Turabian StyleCobo, Ramón, Jorge García-Piqueras, Juan Cobo, and José A. Vega. 2021. "The Human Cutaneous Sensory Corpuscles: An Update" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 2: 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020227