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Sensory Cell Sodium Pacianian Corpuscle Stimulated Lamellae Deformed

Stimulation deforms lamellae in Pacinian corpuscles, stretching the neuron membrane, opening sodium channels, and causing sodium influx to generate a potential.

When stimulated, lamellae in Pacinian corpuscles deform, stretching the sensory neuron membrane and opening stretch-mediated sodium channels. This allows sodium ions to diffuse in, creating a generator potential.

Front Pacianian corpuscle when stimulated
Back Lamellae are deformed and press on the sensory nerve ending which causes the sensory neurone cell membrane to stretch which deforms the stretch-mediated sodium ion channels. The channels open and sodium ions diffuse into cell and generator potential produced

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