The Touch Dome Defines an Epidermal Niche Specialized for Mechanosensory Signaling
In mammalian skin, Merkel cells are mechanoreceptor cells that are required for the perception of gentle touch. Recent evidence indicates that mature Merkel cells descend from the proliferative layer of skin epidermis; however, the stem cell niche for Merkel cell homeostasis has not been reported....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Cell Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124713002088 |