A Pacinian corpuscle in the human bladder lamina propria.
The fortuitous finding of a complex Pacinian corpuscle within the lamina propria of the human urinary bladder is described. It consisted of a complex of encapsulated nerve endings within the areolar connective tissue of the lamina propria immediately adjacent to the inner aspect of the detrusor muscle. It showed no structural evidence of directional sensitivity and was associated on its outer aspect with small unmyelinated axons containing small clear and dense-cored vesicles. This appears to be the first report of an encapsulated nerve ending within the lining of the adult human urinary bladder.
Landon
D N
DN
Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Neurology University College London and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK. D.Landon@ion.ucl.ac.uk
Wiseman
O J
OJ
D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D010141:Pacinian Corpuscles / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000648:ultrastructure*