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Vega et al. (2025) reported that the number of Meissner's corpuscles vary with age with the highest number being found between the ages of 20 and 40.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Sexual Mechanosensitivity: Age-Related Changes in the Innervation of the Human Prepuce
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The prepuce provides a large and important platform for several nerves and nerve endings. The innervation of the outer skin of the prepuce is impressive; its sensitivity to light touch and pain are similar to that of the skin of the penis as a whole.<ref name="taylor1996" />
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Sorrells et al. (2007) conducted a fine-touch study of the penis of both [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men. Sorrells et al. concluded:
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Vega et al. (2025) reported that the number of Meissner's corpuscles vary with age with the highest number being found between the ages of 20 and 40.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Sexual Mechanosensitivity: Age-Related Changes in the Innervation of the Human Prepuce
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|date=2025-07-04
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|issue=13
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* [[Foreskin in Motion]]
* [[Frenulum]]
* [[Fusions and adhesions]]
* [[Gliding action]]
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
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|url=http://www.savingsons.org/2015/09/foreskin-and-its-16-functions-not-just.html
|title=Foreskin and its 16+ Functions: Not 'Just Skin'
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|publisher=Saving Our Sons
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* {{REFweb