"Merkel Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Modified epidermal cells located in the stratum basale. They are found mostly in areas where sensory perception is acute, such as the fingertips. Merkel cells are closely associated with an expanded terminal bulb of an afferent myelinated nerve fiber. Do not confuse with Merkel's corpuscle which is a combination of a neuron and an epidermal cell.
| Descriptor ID |
D018862
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.915.750.425 A08.800.950.750.425 A11.436.660 A11.671.650.915.750.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Merkel Cells- Merkel Cells
- Cells, Merkel
- Merkel's Receptor
- Merkels Receptor
- Receptor, Merkel's
- Receptors, Merkel's
- Merkel's Receptors
- Receptors, Merkels
- Receptor, Merkel
- Merkel Receptor
- Merkel Receptors
- Receptors, Merkel
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Merkel Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Computation identifies structural features that govern neuronal firing properties in slowly adapting touch receptors. Elife. 2014; 3:e01488.
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Merkel cells are essential for light-touch responses. Science. 2009 Jun 19; 324(5934):1580-2.
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Swelling-activated Ca2+ channels trigger Ca2+ signals in Merkel cells. PLoS One. 2008 Mar 12; 3(3):e1750.
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Merkel cell tumor in a trichilemmal cyst: collision or association? Am J Dermatopathol. 2007 Apr; 29(2):180-3.