Origin and Regenerative Potential of Vertebrate Mechanoreceptor-Associated Stem Cells

Meissner corpuscles and Merkel cell neurite complexes are highly specialized mechanoreceptors present in the hairy and glabrous skin, as well as in different types of mucosa. Several reports suggest that after injury, such as after nerve crush, freeze injury, or dissection of the nerve, they are abl...

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Main Authors: Widera, Darius, Hauser, Stefan, Kaltschmidt, Christian, Kaltschmidt, Barbara
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3467754/