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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.
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- Merkel Cell
- Merkel Receptors
- Merkel's Receptor
- Receptor, Merkel
- Receptors, Merkel's
- Cell, Merkel
- Cells, Merkel
- Merkel Receptor
- Merkel's Receptors
- Merkels Receptor
- Receptor, Merkel's
- Receptors, Merkel
- Receptors, Merkels
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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96; MERKEL'S RECEPTOR was see MECHANORECEPTORS 1994-95
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- National Library of Medicine. Merkel Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018862. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018862
- Merkel Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkel_cell
- Merkel Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1570264