Merkel cells touch a nerve
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DOI: 10.1038/s41583-018-0100-6
Abstract: Epidermal Merkel cells sense touch, but how they activate sensory neurons is not clear. Now, Hoffman et al. demonstrate that Merkel cells manufacture presynaptic and catecholamine-synthesis machinery, and can package and release a neurotransmitter analogue… read more here.
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