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Podnar cited previous research in explaining his findings. Taylor et al. (1996) carried out a histological study of the foreskin which found large numbers of [[Meissner's corpuscles]] arranged in a [[ridged band]].<ref name="taylor1996">{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref> Sorrells et al. (2007) carried out a study of the fine-touch pressure thresholds on the human penis and found that the most sensitive areas are all on the foreskin.)<ref name="sorrells2007">{{Sorrells etal 2007}}</ref>
Men who have suffered the loss of their foreskin to [[amputation]] and men whose foreskin has been desensitized by permanent retraction evidently are unable to sense the stimulation necessary to trigger the penilo-cavernosus reflex..<ref name="podnar2012" />
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