Browsing by Subject "Vibrissae"
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(PLOS, 2015-07-01)Vibrissae are important components of the mammalian tactile sensory system and are used to detect vibrotactile stimuli in the environment. Pinnipeds have the largest and most highly innervated vibrissae among mammals, and ...
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(2015-10-14)Vibrissae, or whiskers, are largest among pinnipeds and are specialized hairs that potentially evolved to serve sensory, thermoregulatory or protective functions. Behavioral data from pinniped and rodent vibrissa studies ...
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(2017-12-06)Vibrissae, or whiskers, are highly developed sensory structures found in mammals. The follicles are referred to as Follicle Sinus Complexes (F-SC) due to the blood-filled sinuses. F-SCs are highly innervated compared to ...