LA JOLLA, CA--December 3, 2014--A team led by biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in neuroscience by identifying the "mechanoreceptor" protein that ...

The ultrastructure of epidermal cells of tendrils of Bryonia dioica Jacq. (Cucurbitaceae) was determined using microscopic, histochemical and immunochemical techniques with focus on the tactile blep, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A Pacinian corpuscle is a receptor that resides in the skin and other tissues and has the appearance of a bulb surrounding a nerve ending.

Nagoya, Japan - When a fingertip explores the surface of a material, mechanoreceptors called Meissner's corpuscles (MCs) near the surface of the skin mainly respond to low-frequency vibration stimuli ...

Mechanically controlled ion channels — transduction channels — are a key feature of the cells that detect sound, touch and movement. In fruitfly ears, the channels belong to a very familiar group of ...

Researchers have demonstrated that Meissner's corpuscle mechanoreceptors can be observed in living tissue using two-photon microscopy. When a fingertip explores the surface of a material, ...