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Cold & Taylor (1999) describe the innervation of the prepuce as follows:

Although the sensory and autonomic innervation of

Although the sensory and autonomic innervation of the penis and clitoris are similar, there is a remarkable difference in their encapsulated somatosensory receptors. Sensory receptors can be classiﬁed as mechanoreceptors, e.g. Meissner’s corpuscles, Vater-Pacinian corpuscles and Merkel cells; and nocioceptors (free nerve endings). A multitude of names have

the penis and clitoris are similar, there is a remarkable

been used to describe these encapsulated receptors, e.g. Krause, Dogiel, genital corpuscles, Endkalpsen and muco-cutaneous end-organs, but the term corpuscular (encapsulated) receptors will be used here to include all of these mechanoreceptors. Most of the encapsulated receptors of the prepuce are Meissner corpuscles, as they contact the epithelial basement membrane.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{REFjournal

difference in their encapsulated somatosensory receptors.

Sensory receptors can be classiﬁed as mechanoreceptors,

e.g. Meissner’s corpuscles, Vater-Pacinian ~~cor-~~

~~puscles (Fig. 5)~~ and Merkel cells ~~(Fig. 6)~~; and nocioceptors

(free nerve endings). A multitude of names have

been used to describe these encapsulated receptors, e.g.

Krause, Dogiel, genital corpuscles, Endkalpsen and muco-cutaneous end-organs, but the term corpuscular (encapsulated) receptors will be used here to include all

of these mechanoreceptors. Most of the encapsulated

receptors of the prepuce are Meissner corpuscles, as they

contact the epithelial basement membrane.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{REFjournal

|last=Cold

|first=C.J.

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 Cold & Taylor (1999) describe the innervation of the prepuce as follows:
 <blockquote>
-Although the sensory and autonomic innervation of
+Although the sensory and autonomic innervation of the penis and clitoris are similar, there is a remarkable difference in their encapsulated somatosensory receptors. Sensory receptors can be classiﬁed as mechanoreceptors, e.g. Meissner’s corpuscles, Vater-Pacinian corpuscles and Merkel cells; and nocioceptors (free nerve endings). A multitude of names have
-the penis and clitoris are similar, there is a remarkable
+been used to describe these encapsulated receptors, e.g. Krause, Dogiel, genital corpuscles, Endkalpsen and muco-cutaneous end-organs, but the term corpuscular (encapsulated) receptors will be used here to include all of these mechanoreceptors. Most of the encapsulated receptors of the prepuce are Meissner corpuscles, as they contact the epithelial basement membrane.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{REFjournal
-difference in their encapsulated somatosensory receptors.
-Sensory receptors can be classiﬁed as mechanoreceptors,
-e.g. Meissner’s corpuscles,  Vater-Pacinian cor-
-puscles (Fig. 5) and Merkel cells (Fig. 6); and nocioceptors
-(free nerve endings). A multitude of names have
-been used to describe these encapsulated receptors, e.g.
-Krause, Dogiel, genital corpuscles, Endkalpsen and muco-cutaneous end-organs, but the term corpuscular (encapsulated) receptors will be used here to include all
-of these mechanoreceptors. Most of the encapsulated
-receptors of the prepuce are Meissner corpuscles, as they
-contact the epithelial basement membrane.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{REFjournal
   |last=Cold
   |first=C.J.