PACINIAN BODIES OR CORPUSCLES
\pasˈɪni͡ən bˈɒdɪz ɔː kˈɔːpʌskə͡lz], \pasˈɪniən bˈɒdɪz ɔː kˈɔːpʌskəlz], \p_a_s_ˈɪ_n_iə_n b_ˈɒ_d_ɪ_z__ ɔː k_ˈɔː_p_ʌ_s_k_əl_z]\
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Distal nerve-endings, consisting of lamellated connective-tissue capsule with a core of nucleated protoplasmic cells containing the ramifications of a single medullated nerve-fibre.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.