articleNatureApr 6, 2014Closed access

Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors

SMSrdjan MaksimovicMNMasashi NakataniYBYoshichika BabaAMAislyn M. NelsonKLKara L. Marshall

Columbia University · Baylor College of Medicine · +2 more institutions

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  • Merkel cell
  • Mechanoreceptor
  • Neuroscience
  • Somatosensory system
  • Optogenetics
  • Mechanosensitive channels
  • Sensory system
  • Mechanotransduction
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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