Pacinian corpuscle (10x
objective lens)
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This low magnification image shows a cross section of a Pacinian corpuscle,
a pressure receptor, located in the pancreas. Note the concentric layers of
cells that make up the corpuscle. In the very center is the unmyelinated
terminus of a sensory (afferent) nerve fiber.
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- Stain = H&E.
Copyright
Paul B. Bell, Jr. & Barbara Safiejko-Mroczka
The
University of Oklahoma
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