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==Description==
==Description==


Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated, unmyelinated nerve endings, surrounded by Schwann cells. The encapsulation consists of flattened supportive cells arranged as horizontal lamellae surrounded by a connective tissue capsule. They are found in abundance in the human [[foreskin]].<ref name="garcía-mesa2021">{{REFjournal
Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated, unmyelinated nerve endings, surrounded by Schwann cells. The encapsulation consists of flattened supportive cells arranged as horizontal lamellae surrounded by a connective tissue capsule. They are found in abundance in the human [[foreskin]].<ref name="winkleman1956">{{REFjournal
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|title=The cutaneous innervation of human newborn prepuce
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|journal=J Invest Dermatol
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|date=1956-01
|volume=26
|issue=1
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|pages=53-67
|url=https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(15)48804-9/pdf
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|DOI=10.1038/jid.1956.5
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