Diversification and specialization of touch receptors in skin

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Owens, David M ^a   Lumpkin, Ellen A ^a  

^a Department of Dermatology Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; HAIR FOLLICLE; KERATINOCYTE; MERKEL CELL; NONHUMAN; SCHWANN CELL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN; SKIN NERVE; SKIN SENSATION; TOUCH; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MERKEL CELLS; MICE; TOUCH;

EID: 84907896392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21571422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a013656     Document Type: Article

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