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| | Nikon MicroscopyU: Confocal Image Gallery - Pacinian Corpuscle |
 | | When the politician is advised to go "squeeze some flesh" or shake hands with the potential constituents, it is the Pacinian corpuscles, somatosensory receptors of the hands and feet, that are able to detect character as expressed by a firm, confident handshake, an indecisive loose grip, or an over-zealous bone-crusher. |
 | | A feature of both human and non-human primates, the Pacinian corpuscle is a mechanoreceptor that responds to pressure or any kind of mechanical stimulus that causes deformation of the corpuscle surrounding the single afferent nerve fiber. |
 | | If the pressure is released, the corpuscle as a whole will resume its original shape and the nerve ending is again deformed, signaling the end of the hand or foot pressure. |
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