The Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine

MEISSNER'S CORPUSCLES

Meissner's corpuscles are small, nodular structures which penetrate the nerve cells. They contain spiral nerve fibrils which innervate tissues throughout the body, including the epidermis of the hands, fingers, feet, and the mucous membranes of the eyelid and tongue. They are strongly related to the tactile senses.
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