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Meissner Corpuscle Function

Meissner Corpuscle Function is a neurophysiological mechanism that mediates discriminative tactile sensation by rapidly adapting to mechanical stimuli, thereby enabling the detection of light touch, motion, and low-frequency vibration in glabrous skin.

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2017–2026

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Sensory deficit in Parkinson's disease: evidence of a cutaneous denervation

Maria Nolano, Vincenzo Provitera, Anna Estraneo et al. · Brain · 2008 · 371 citations · Full text

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A quantitative study of Meissner's corpuscles in man

Charles F. Bolton, R. K. Winkelmann, P. James B. Dyck · Neurology · 1966 · 237 citations

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The Meissner Corpuscle Revised: A Multiafferented Mechanoreceptor with Nociceptor Immunochemical Properties

Michel Paré, Robert Elde, Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2001 · 177 citations · Full text

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Nerve supply and nerve endings in Meissner's corpuscles

Nikolajs Cauna · American Journal of Anatomy · 1956 · 142 citations

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Ageing of the somatosensory system at the periphery: age‐related changes in cutaneous mechanoreceptors

Jorge García‐Piqueras, Yolanda García‐Mesa, Lucía Cárcaba et al. · Journal of Anatomy · 2019 · 139 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JA
    José A. Vega

    Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

    8 publications · 356 citations

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  2. JF
    Jorge Feito

    Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

    6 publications · 307 citations

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  3. OG
    Olivia García‐Suárez

    Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

    6 publications · 279 citations

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  4. JC
    Juan Cobo

    Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

    5 publications · 273 citations

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  5. JG
    Jorge García‐Piqueras

    Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

    4 publications · 246 citations

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Institutions

97

  1. Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, Spain

    9 h-index

    53 publications

    2.5K citations

  2. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    594 citations

  3. Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca

    Salamanca, Spain

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    246 citations

  4. Universidad Autónoma de Chile

    Temuco, Chile

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    258 citations

  5. University of Naples Federico II

    Naples, Italy

    3 h-index

    26 publications

    3.8K citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    3.7K citations

  7. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    224 citations

  8. Office of the Director

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    155 citations

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  1. Journal of Anatomy

    4 publications · 258 citations

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  2. Neurology

    3 publications · 338 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 164 citations

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  4. Neuroscience Letters

    3 publications · 132 citations

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  5. Journal of Investigative Dermatology

    JID · 3 publications · 82 citations

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