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Somatosensory Receptors
![Meissner corpuscles](../../../../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/19570/full/figure-36-02-03.jpeg)
Meissner corpuscles
Meissner corpuscles in the fingertips, such as the one viewed here using bright field light microscopy, allow for touch discrimination of fine detail.
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"OpenStax College, Somatosensation. October 17, 2013."
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