Corpuscles of Herbst

The Corpuscles of Herbst are a nerve-ending similar to the Pacinian corpuscle, in the mucous membrane of the tongue of the duck, and in some other animals/regions. It differs from the Pacinian corpuscle in being smaller, in its capsules being more closely approximated, and in that the axis-cylinder in the central clear space is coated with a continuous row of nuclei. These bodies are known as the corpuscles of Herbst.