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Identification of the Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin. / Halata, Zdenek; Munger, B L.

In: CELL TISSUE RES, Vol. 219, No. 2, 2, 1981, p. 437-440.

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Halata, Z & Munger, BL 1981, 'Identification of the Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin', CELL TISSUE RES, vol. 219, no. 2, 2, pp. 437-440. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210162

APA

Halata, Z., & Munger, B. L. (1981). Identification of the Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin. CELL TISSUE RES, 219(2), 437-440. [2]. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210162

Vancouver

Halata Z, Munger BL. Identification of the Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin. CELL TISSUE RES. 1981;219(2):437-440. 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210162

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title = "Identification of the Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin",
abstract = "A Ruffini corpuscle was identified in the dense reticular dermis of the human scalp from a patient with alopecia areata. The corpuscle measured approximately 50 micrometer in diameter. One afferent myelinated axon with a diameter of 4-6 micrometer supplies the corpuscle. Branched axon terminals and the associated Schwann cells tightly envelop parallel bundles of collagen fibrils. Axon terminals evidenced focal swellings, and small finger-like protrusions projected into the endoneural connective tissue. The terminals are characterized by the presence of abundant mitochondria, numerous vesicles, particles of glycogen and electron-opaque lipid material. A thin perineural capsule envelops the bundles of collagen fibrils and associated terminals. The present study provides the first electron-microscopic characterization of a Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin.",
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RIS

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T1 - Identification of the Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin

AU - Halata, Zdenek

AU - Munger, B L

PY - 1981

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N2 - A Ruffini corpuscle was identified in the dense reticular dermis of the human scalp from a patient with alopecia areata. The corpuscle measured approximately 50 micrometer in diameter. One afferent myelinated axon with a diameter of 4-6 micrometer supplies the corpuscle. Branched axon terminals and the associated Schwann cells tightly envelop parallel bundles of collagen fibrils. Axon terminals evidenced focal swellings, and small finger-like protrusions projected into the endoneural connective tissue. The terminals are characterized by the presence of abundant mitochondria, numerous vesicles, particles of glycogen and electron-opaque lipid material. A thin perineural capsule envelops the bundles of collagen fibrils and associated terminals. The present study provides the first electron-microscopic characterization of a Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin.

AB - A Ruffini corpuscle was identified in the dense reticular dermis of the human scalp from a patient with alopecia areata. The corpuscle measured approximately 50 micrometer in diameter. One afferent myelinated axon with a diameter of 4-6 micrometer supplies the corpuscle. Branched axon terminals and the associated Schwann cells tightly envelop parallel bundles of collagen fibrils. Axon terminals evidenced focal swellings, and small finger-like protrusions projected into the endoneural connective tissue. The terminals are characterized by the presence of abundant mitochondria, numerous vesicles, particles of glycogen and electron-opaque lipid material. A thin perineural capsule envelops the bundles of collagen fibrils and associated terminals. The present study provides the first electron-microscopic characterization of a Ruffini corpuscle in human hairy skin.

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DO - 10.1007/BF00210162

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SP - 437

EP - 440

JO - CELL TISSUE RES

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SN - 0302-766X

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