Human Merkel cells - Aspects of cell biology, distribution and functions

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 259-271

  Moll, Ingrid ^a   Roessler, Marion ^b   Brandner, Johanna M ^a   Eispert, Ann Christin ^a   Houdek, Pia ^a   Moll, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokeratins; Haarscheiben; Merkel cell; Merkel cell carcinoma; Mucosa; Neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GRANULE; CELL GROWTH; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; EPIDERMIS; GLABROUS SKIN; HAIR FOLLICLE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MERKEL CELL; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SENSE ORGAN; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SWEAT GLAND; TOUCH;

ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 14844354388     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2004.12.023     Document Type: Review

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