1 * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. **  Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. Normally there are four main types in glabrous skin: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner's corpuscles, Merkel's discs, and Ruffini endings.
The sensation of touch on your skin is due to mechanoreceptors in the epidermis and dermis layers of your skin. There are 4 types of mechanoreceptors: 1.) Merkel receptors 2.) Meissner corpuscles 3.) Ruffini cylinders and 4.) Pacinian corpuscles.