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Review
. 2018 Jan 20;34(1):51-54.
doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2018.01.010.

[Advances in the research of function of Merkel cells in tactile formation of skin]

[Article in Chinese]
X You  1 , Z R Wei
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[Advances in the research of function of Merkel cells in tactile formation of skin]

[Article in Chinese]
X You et al. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi. .

Abstract

Skin is the largest sense organ of human, with many mechanoreceptor cells under epidermis or dermis of skin and Merkel cell is one of them. It has been confirmed that Merkel cells play an important role in the process of mechanical transmission of mammalian soft tactile stimulation. Researches showed that Merkel cells had close relation to tactile formation and functioned by Merkel cell-neurite complexes and ion channels Piezo2. This article reviews Merkel cells and the function, problem and prospect of Merkel cells in tactile formation.

Keywords: Ion channels; Merkel cell-neurite complexes; Merkel cells; Touch.

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