Cells take sole responsibility for Merkel cell maintenance

IMAGE: After six months, whisker follicles in adult mice lacking Atoh1-expressing progenitor skin cells have a deficiency of Merkel cells compared with a control group . view more Researchers have identified a population of "progenitor" cells in the skin that are solely responsible for the generation and maintenance of touch-sensing Merkel cells.

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