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Epidermal progenitors give rise to Merkel cells during embryonic development and adult homeostasis
Merkel cells (MCs) are located in the touch-sensitive area of the epidermis and mediate mechanotransduction in the skin. Whether MCs originate from embryonic epidermal or neural crest progenitors has been a matter of intense controversy since their discovery >130 yr ago. In addition, how MCs are...
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The Rockefeller University Press
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2762088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19786578 http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200907080 |