Lamellar cells in Pacinian and Meissner corpuscles are touch sensors
Y. A. Nikolaev, V. V. Feketa, E. O. Anderson, E. O. Gracheva, S. N. Bagriantsev
The paper identifies lamellar cells in Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles as active touch sensors, showing they detect tactile stimuli and generate action potentials via R-type calcium channels.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2020Physiology