Comparative analysis of Meissner's corpuscles in the fingertips of primates

Meissner's corpuscles (MCs) are tactile mechanoreceptors found in the glabrous skin of primates, including fingertips. These receptors are characterized by sensitivity to light touch, and therefore might be associated with the evolution of manipulative abilities of the hands in primates. We exa...

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Pubblicato in:J Anat
Autori principali: Verendeev, Andrey, Thomas, Christian, McFarlin, Shannon C, Hopkins, William D, Phillips, Kimberley A, Sherwood, Chet C
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4475360/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26053332
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12327
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