Krause corpuscles act as genital vibration detectors

IF 12.1 1区医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Nature Reviews Urology Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI:10.1038/s41585-024-00922-7

Annette Fenner

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克劳斯体细胞是生殖器振动探测器

Wilhelm Krause 在 19 世纪 50 年代首次描述了以他的名字命名的感觉结构，但其功能和生理作用一直不清楚。然而，《自然》杂志上的一项研究表明，克劳斯体团在生殖器感觉中发挥着重要作用。来自哈佛大学的研究小组首先评估了克劳斯体团的分布和密度。在雌性小鼠的生殖器中，整个阴蒂都密集分布着冠状体，但阴道组织中却没有。在雄性小鼠中，阴茎龟头和包皮内侧都分布有阴茎海绵体。定量评估显示，尽管雌性和雄性生殖器的大小不同，但龟头阴蒂和龟头阴茎内的克劳斯细胞总数相当。因此，阴蒂龟头的克劳斯细胞密度是松弛龟头阴茎的 15 倍。

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Nature Reviews Urology 医学-泌尿学与肾脏学

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12.50

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2.60%

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123

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6-12 weeks

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