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mechanoreceptor [¦mek·ə·nō·ri′sep·tər] (physiology) A receptor that provides the organism with information about such mechanical changes in the environment as movement, tension, and pressure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The cutaneous mechanoreceptors that innervate glabrous or hairless skin are the rapidly adapting Meissner's corpuscle (MC), the slowly adapting Merkel disk, rapidly adapting PC, and the slowly adapting Ruffini's ending (Fig. The role of the cutaneous mechanoreceptors in the amplitude changes of the H-reflex m both neurologically healthy[24,25] and neurologically impaired[26,27] persons has been studied. |
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