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Ruffini Ending Function

Ruffini Ending Function is a neurophysiological mechanism classified as a cutaneous mechanoreceptor function, distinguished by its sustained response to skin stretch and its role in encoding limb position and movement through slow-adapting type II afferent signaling.

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A sensory role for the cruciate ligaments.

Håkan Johansson, Per Sjölander, Peter Sojka · PubMed · 1991 · 476 citations

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A comparative light microscopic analysis of the sensory innervation of the mystacial pad. I. Innervation of vibrissal follicle‐sinus complexes

Frank L. Rice, Ajuan Mance, Bryce L. Munger · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1986 · 272 citations

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Mechanoreceptors in the human anterior cruciate ligament

Marilyn L. Zimny, Michael Schütte, Eugene J Dabezies · The Anatomical Record · 1986 · 249 citations

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The pilo-ruffini complex: A non-sinus hair and associated slowly-adapting mechanoreceptor in primate facial skin

Daniel Biemesderfer, Bryce L. Munger, Joan M. Binck et al. · Brain Research · 1978 · 138 citations

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The Regularity of Sustained Firing Reveals Two Populations of Slowly Adapting Touch Receptors in Mouse Hairy Skin

Scott A. Wellnitz, Daine R. Lesniak, Gregory J. Gerling et al. · Journal of Neurophysiology · 2010 · 106 citations

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  1. TM
    Takeyasu Maeda

    Niigata University, Japan

    9 publications · 182 citations

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  2. SW
    Satoshi Wakisaka

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    7 publications · 106 citations

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    Kayoko Nozawa‐Inoue

    Niigata University, Japan

    5 publications · 109 citations

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  4. YK
    Yoshiro Kawano

    Niigata University, Japan

    4 publications · 97 citations

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  5. AS
    Akiko Suzuki

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States

    4 publications · 97 citations

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  1. Niigata University

    Niigata, Japan

    11 h-index

    51 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    361 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    688 citations

  4. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    688 citations

  5. Albany Medical Center Hospital

    Albany, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    612 citations

  6. Union University

    Jackson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    340 citations

  7. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    783 citations

  8. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    117 citations

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  1. Brain Research

    6 publications · 259 citations

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  2. Archives of Histology and Cytology

    5 publications · 137 citations

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  3. Neuroscience Letters

    3 publications · 62 citations

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  4. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    3 publications · 394 citations

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  5. Cells Tissues Organs

    1 publications · 27 citations

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