fingerprint
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Function
- Pacinian corpuscles respond to vibrations generated by textured surfaces moving across the fingerprint ridges.
Structure
- finger prints are unique for each individual
Pathology
- hand & foot syndrome from capecitabine (Xeloda) treatment for stage IV breast cancer may cause loss of fingerprints[2]
More general terms
Components
References
- ↑ Scheibert J et al. The role of fingerprints in the coding of tactile information probed with a biomimetic sensor. Science 2009 Jan 29 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19179493 <Internet> http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1166467
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chavarri-Guerra Y, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E Images in clinical medicine. Loss of fingerprints. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 16;372(16):e22 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25875278 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1409635