Receptors of the metacarpophalangeal joints: a histological study in the bonnet monkey and man.
Year: 1983
Type: article
Abstract: The histology of metacarpophalangeal joint receptors has been studied in bonnet monkeys (Macaca radiata) and in one human hand, using gold chloride and silver techniques. Paciniform corpuscles were the most numerous encapsulated receptors found; fewer Ruffini endings were present and these were exclusively in the palmar articular tissues. No Golgi endings were seen. It is suggested that these findings indicate a specialisation of the articular sensory apparatus towards detection of dynamic mechanical changes. Unencapsulated nerve endings were also found. Many of these were in close relation to blood vessels.
Source: PubMed
Authors: K Sathian, M S Devanandan
Institution: Christian Medical College, Vellore
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2202559325