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The Mechanoreceptors of the Mammalian Skin Ultrastructure and Morphological Classification

Ultrastructure and Morphological Classification

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  • © 1975

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Authors:
  1. Zdeněk Halata

    1. Anatomisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Martinistraße 52, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 50/5)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-5
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 7-10

  3. Material and Methods

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    Pages 10-11

  4. Results

    • Zdeněk Halata
    Pages 11-53

  5. Discussion

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    Pages 53-65

  6. Summary

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    Pages 65-67

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 67-79
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Whilst most of the senses (hearing, sight, smell and taste) have their own organs, the tactile sense is dependent on the sensory nerve endings of the periph­ eral processes of the nerve cells in the spinal ganglia. These nerve endings are distributed over the entire body. They vary in number and structure according to the nature of the tissue. For instance, the quantitative innervation of the mucosa differs from the innervation of the periosteum or the articular capsules. The skin and its related tissues are relatively richly innervated, but here too there are regional differences. Some areas, such as the skin of the back, have relatively few nerve endings, whilst other parts (e.g. the skin of the fingers) are richly innervated. Most authors describe the nerve endings systematically from the surface of the epidermis to the lower layers of the dermis. On the basis of the topographical criteria, we differentiate between epidermal and dermal nerve endings.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Anatomisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Martinistraße 52, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    Zdeněk Halata

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Mechanoreceptors of the Mammalian Skin Ultrastructure and Morphological Classification

  • Book Subtitle: Ultrastructure and Morphological Classification

  • Authors: Zdeněk Halata

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45465-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-07097-9Published: 08 April 1975

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-45465-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 80

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Life Sciences, general, Biomedicine general

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