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| The '''ridged band''' was first described by John R. Taylor, a ] ], and others in an article that was published in the '']'' in ]. Taylor described a band of highly innervated and ]ised ] located just inside the tip of the ] of the ] male near the ]. The combination of high vascularity and high innervation make the ridged band a nerve and vascular ]. | |||
| The ridged band separates the outer skin of the ] from the ]. The ridged band contains ]s arranged at the crest of rete ridges. The nerve endings resemble ]s or ]s. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| Note: the two articles listed below are available on CIRP (Circumcision Information Resource Pages), an internet library of medical reports and articles carefully selected so as to present an anti-circumcision point of view. It is described in an article on the British Medical Journal website as having | |||
| * Winkelmann RK. The erogenous zones: their nerve supply and significance. <i>Mayo Clin Proc</i> 1959;34(2):39-47. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/winkelmann/ | |||
| * Taylor JR, Lockwood AP, Taylor AJ. The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision. <i>Br J Urol</i> 1996;77:291-295. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/ | |||
| * Foreskin: Ridged Band. URL: http://research.cirp.org/ | |||
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