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Meissner's corpuscle

Meissner’s corpuscles consist of Schwann cells spiraling around a central, unmyelinated sensory axon.  Sensory stimuli deform the Schwann cells, generating action potentials in the axon.  1000x

Meissner's corpuscle <p>Meissner’s corpuscles consist of Schwann cells spiraling around a central, unmyelinated sensory axon.  Sensory stimuli deform the Schwann cells, generating action potentials in the axon.  1000x</p>

Meissner's corpuscle

Meissner’s corpuscles consist of Schwann cells spiraling around a central, unmyelinated sensory axon.  Sensory stimuli deform the Schwann cells, generating action potentials in the axon.  1000x
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