RESEARCH UPDATE! Merkel cells in fingertips, lips and other - TopicsExpress



          

RESEARCH UPDATE! Merkel cells in fingertips, lips and other sensitive spots throughout the human body are key to the initial way people sense they are touching something, according to pain researchers at the University of Cincinnati. The so-called Merkel cells contact many sensory nerve endings in the skin. Proving the role they play might help lead to new ways to treat or prevent diseases that affect the sense of touch...: bit.ly/1iqpMqV Scientists have spent over a century trying to understand the function of this specialized skin cell and now we are the first to know … weve proved the Merkel cell to be a primary point of tactile detection, Jianguo Gu, PhD, principal investigator and a professor in UCs department of anesthesiology, says of their research study published in medical journal Cell.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:55:10 +0000

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