Ruffini nerve ending
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012457
An encapsulated nerve receptor present in subpapillary dermis and deep dermis of hairy and glabrous skin. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbous_corpuscle http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=9780849388118&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: Ruffini's corpuscle, corpusculum sensorium fusiforme
Term info
- SCTID:53140000
- UMLS:C0035943 (ncithesaurus:Ruffinis_Corpuscle)
- FMA:84004
- NCIT:C13175
- FMA:83602
- Wikipedia:Bulbous_corpuscle
MP says subcutaneous tissue of digits; NCITA says hypodermis
there is some debate as to its existence[ISBN:9780849388118]
bulbous corpuscle, Ruffini corpuscles, Ruffini corpuscle, Ruffini's organs, Ruffini's end organ, Ruffini corpuscle end-organ, corpuscle of ruffini, Ruffini's ending, Ruffini endings, Ruffini's corpuscles
uberon
UBERON:0012457
End bulb of Ruffini, Nerve ending within end bulb of Ruffini