Bulboid corpuscle

The Krause end bulbs, according to Wilhelm Krause (1833-1910), is a so-called mechanoreceptors located in the upper part of the dermis. It is a smaller version of the Pacinian corpuscle -.

The Krause 's corpuscles has a spherical shape, and it consists of several layers, the outer layer with permeable compartments and the courtyard with the actual receptor. It is a fast adaptierender mechanoreceptor that responds to changes in speed, and along with the Pacinian corpuscles to the acceleration sensors.