The Vater-Pacinian Corpuscle in the Skin of the Human Finger Tip

Winkelmann, R. K.

doi:10.1001/archderm.1956.01550020016003

Cited by 12 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…LCs in human digits have been previously reported to be 0.21–0.89 mm in length, and 0.21–0.8 mm in width (Winkelmann and Osment, ), whereas LCs in the human hand have been estimated to be 0.66–3.5 mm long and 0.30–4.84 mm wide (Stark et al, ). The results of the present study show that the size of the identified femoral artery LCs was almost within that of human hand and human digit LCs.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Distribution of Pacini‐Like Lamellar Corpuscles in the Vascular Sheath of the Femoral Artery

Morishita

Sai

Maeda

et al. 2018

The Anatomical Record

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pacinian corpuscles are vibration‐sensing mechanoreceptors that are densely distributed in the dermis of the human hand. Although they are also known to occur in various other regions/structures throughout the human body, including the adventitia of large vessels, their precise distribution and function in arteries remain unclear. In the present study, we identified Pacini‐like lamellar corpuscles (LCs) adjacent to the femoral artery, and investigated their distribution with respect to that structure via a histological analysis. We identified nine LCs that were localized in the connective tissue surrounding the femoral artery and vein. We showed that although their distribution was heterogeneous, they were predominantly concentrated on the dorsal side of the femoral artery. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that the identified femoral artery LCs exhibited features characteristic of typical LCs located in the dermis of the index finger. Thus, the results of the present study contribute to an improved understanding of the function of femoral artery LCs. Anat Rec, 301:1809–1814, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%