Some comment on new "collagen bodies" described in human auricular skin.

The authors evaluate thè new finding of "collagcn bodies" described by Heine in thè human auricular skin. The used morphologlcal melhods without ultrastructural examination are not sufflcient lo prove thè existence of this structure. In addition, thè comparison of thè new "collagen bodies" with Rufflni sensore is quite iiiadcquate. Finally thè autonomous fibers "innervating" thè bodies are not proved and represent only a presumption. It is thè authors' opinion that it is not necessary to look for new sensory structures in thè human auricular skin, as thè existing sensore in this region are able to explain thè transfer of impulses to different levels of thè CNS