Lamellated receptors in the skin of the hagfish, Myxine glutinosa.
The adult hagfish, Myxine glutinosa, does not exhibit a lateral line system. The hypodermal layer of the dorsal head and body skin contains a prominent receptor system--lamellated corpuscles--arranged in a segmental pattern close to the body fascia. The topography and the structural organization of the lamellated receptors are described at the light- and electronmicroscopical levels. Spinal nerves supply the lamellated receptor organs. A mechanoreceptive function and evolutionary aspects are discussed.
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Institut für Anatomie, Abteilung für Neuroanatomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, FRG.
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D000818:Animals; D006196:Hagfishes / Q000502:physiology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology / Q000294:innervation; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D016707:Tissue Fixation