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Eimer's organs are sensory organs in which the epidermis is modified to form bulbous papillae. First isolated by Theodor Eimer from the European mole in 1871, these organs are present in many moles, and are particularly common in the star-nosed mole, which bears 25,000 of them on its unique tentacled snout. The organs are formed from a stack of epidermal cells, which is innervated by nerve processes from myelinated fibers in the dermis, which form terminal swellings just below the outer keratinized layer of epidermis. They contain a Merkel cell-neurite complex in the epidermis and a lamellated corpuscle in the dermal connective tissue.

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  • Das Eimersche Organ ist ein nach Theodor Eimer benanntes Sensorsystem des Maulwurfs, mit dem dieser nicht nur Tastreize, sondern auch elektrische Reize wahrnehmen kann. Damit können auch die schwachen elektrischen Felder gefühlt werden, die bei der Muskelbewegung der Beutetiere entstehen. (de)
  • Eimer's organs are sensory organs in which the epidermis is modified to form bulbous papillae. First isolated by Theodor Eimer from the European mole in 1871, these organs are present in many moles, and are particularly common in the star-nosed mole, which bears 25,000 of them on its unique tentacled snout. The organs are formed from a stack of epidermal cells, which is innervated by nerve processes from myelinated fibers in the dermis, which form terminal swellings just below the outer keratinized layer of epidermis. They contain a Merkel cell-neurite complex in the epidermis and a lamellated corpuscle in the dermal connective tissue. (en)
  • L'organe d'Eimer est une papille sensorielle particulièrement innervée du museau des espèces de la famille des Taupes, les Talpidae. En effet, contrairement aux rongeurs qui dépendent uniquement de leurs vibrisses pour se repérer dans leur environnement, les taupes utilisent également la peau du bout de leur museau pour explorer leurs galeries et rechercher des proies ; les organes d'Eimer servent alors d'organes tactiles à la sensibilité extrêmement élevée et précise, au point que leur sens du toucher est considéré comme le plus sensible de la classe des mammifères. Le nom de ces organes est dû au biologiste allemand Theodor Gustav Heinrich Eimer qui les isole pour la première fois en 1871 à partir du museau de la Taupe d'Europe. (fr)
  • Gli organi di Eimer sono organi sensoriali la cui epidermide è modificata tanto da formare papille bulbose. Isolati per la prima volta da nella talpa europea nel 1871, questi organi sono presenti in molte talpe e sono particolarmente comuni nella talpa dal muso stellato, che ne ha ben 30.000 sul suo strano muso tentacolato. Questi organi sono formati da uno strato di cellule epidermiche, innervate nel derma da processi nervosi composti da fibre mieliniche, che formano rigonfiamenti terminali proprio sotto lo strato esterno cheratinizzato dell'epidermide. Nell'epidermide contengono un complesso di e cellule di Merkel e nel tessuto connettivo dermico è presente un corpuscolo lamellato. (it)
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  • Das Eimersche Organ ist ein nach Theodor Eimer benanntes Sensorsystem des Maulwurfs, mit dem dieser nicht nur Tastreize, sondern auch elektrische Reize wahrnehmen kann. Damit können auch die schwachen elektrischen Felder gefühlt werden, die bei der Muskelbewegung der Beutetiere entstehen. (de)
  • Eimer's organs are sensory organs in which the epidermis is modified to form bulbous papillae. First isolated by Theodor Eimer from the European mole in 1871, these organs are present in many moles, and are particularly common in the star-nosed mole, which bears 25,000 of them on its unique tentacled snout. The organs are formed from a stack of epidermal cells, which is innervated by nerve processes from myelinated fibers in the dermis, which form terminal swellings just below the outer keratinized layer of epidermis. They contain a Merkel cell-neurite complex in the epidermis and a lamellated corpuscle in the dermal connective tissue. (en)
  • L'organe d'Eimer est une papille sensorielle particulièrement innervée du museau des espèces de la famille des Taupes, les Talpidae. En effet, contrairement aux rongeurs qui dépendent uniquement de leurs vibrisses pour se repérer dans leur environnement, les taupes utilisent également la peau du bout de leur museau pour explorer leurs galeries et rechercher des proies ; les organes d'Eimer servent alors d'organes tactiles à la sensibilité extrêmement élevée et précise, au point que leur sens du toucher est considéré comme le plus sensible de la classe des mammifères. Le nom de ces organes est dû au biologiste allemand Theodor Gustav Heinrich Eimer qui les isole pour la première fois en 1871 à partir du museau de la Taupe d'Europe. (fr)
  • Gli organi di Eimer sono organi sensoriali la cui epidermide è modificata tanto da formare papille bulbose. Isolati per la prima volta da nella talpa europea nel 1871, questi organi sono presenti in molte talpe e sono particolarmente comuni nella talpa dal muso stellato, che ne ha ben 30.000 sul suo strano muso tentacolato. Questi organi sono formati da uno strato di cellule epidermiche, innervate nel derma da processi nervosi composti da fibre mieliniche, che formano rigonfiamenti terminali proprio sotto lo strato esterno cheratinizzato dell'epidermide. Nell'epidermide contengono un complesso di e cellule di Merkel e nel tessuto connettivo dermico è presente un corpuscolo lamellato. (it)
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  • Eimersches Organ (de)
  • Eimer's organ (en)
  • Organo di Eimer (it)
  • Organe d'Eimer (fr)
  • アイマー器官 (ja)
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