Tamm, Ernst R., Flügel, C., Stefani, F. H. and Lütjen-Drecoll, E. (1994) Nerve endings with structural characteristics of mechanoreceptors in the human scleral spur. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 35 (3), pp. 1157-1166.
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Abstract
These structural features are highly characteristic for mechanoreceptive nerve endings in other tissues of the human body. The authors therefore hypothesize that the club-or bulb-shaped nerve endings in the human scleral spur are afferent mechanoreceptors that measure stress or strain in the connective tissue elements of the scleral spur. Such changes might be induced by ciliary muscle contraction and/or by changes in intraocular pressure.
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| Date: | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Anatomie > Lehrstuhl für Humananatomie und Embryologie > Prof. Dr. Ernst Tamm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID: | 26889 |
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