Figure 2.
Types of mechanoreceptors present in hairless (left) and hairy (right) skin (adapted from [2], Copyright © 2020, Springer Verlag). The mechanoreceptors marked with 🟊, ⏹ or ⏺ are, respectively, very fast, moderately fast, or slow adapting.
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