Krause corpuscles of the genitalia are vibrotactile sensors required for normal sexual behavior.
Journal
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Titre abrégé: bioRxiv
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101680187
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Jun 2023
15 Jun 2023
Historique:
pubmed:
3
7
2023
medline:
3
7
2023
entrez:
3
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Krause corpuscles, first discovered in the 1850s, are enigmatic sensory structures with unknown physiological properties and functions found within the genitalia and other mucocutaneous tissues. Here, we identified two distinct somatosensory neuron subtypes that innervate Krause corpuscles of the mouse penis and clitoris and project to a unique sensory terminal region of the spinal cord. Using
Identifiants
pubmed: 37398085
doi: 10.1101/2023.06.14.545006
pmc: PMC10312780
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Preprint
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : NCCIH NIH HHS
ID : R01 AT011447
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R35 NS097344
Pays : United States
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: The authors have no competing interests.