title: The aging of human Meissner's corpuscles as evidenced by parallel sectioning.
abstract: We examined cross-sectional areas of Meissner's corpuscles to evaluate the changes in their morphology and density that occur during the aging process. Our study of 10 tissue specimens from the right index finger pulp of 10 males, showed that both the size and the number of Meissner's corpuscles decrease with age. We claim greater accuracy in our data thanks to the use of a new sectioning method, namely parallel sectioning of the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ezure
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moriyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002102:Cadaver; D005385:Fingers / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008867:Microtomy; D008875:Middle Aged