Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors

Computation identifies structural features that govern neuronal firing properties in slowly adapting touch receptors

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Neurotransmitters and synaptic components in the Merkel cell-neurite complex, a gentle-touch receptor

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Excitatory glutamate is essential for development and maintenance of the piloneural mechanoreceptor

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Rodents Rely on Merkel Cells for Texture Discrimination Tasks

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A toolbox of Cre-dependent optogenetic transgenic mice for light-induced activation and silencing

(2012) Linda Madisen et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Three-dimensional imaging of solvent-cleared organs using 3DISCO

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A Resource of Cre Driver Lines for Genetic Targeting of GABAergic Neurons in Cerebral Cortex

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A user's guide to channelrhodopsin variants: features, limitations and future developments

(2010) John Y. Lin   EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

The Regularity of Sustained Firing Reveals Two Populations of Slowly Adapting Touch Receptors in Mouse Hairy Skin

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Piezo1 and Piezo2 Are Essential Components of Distinct Mechanically Activated Cation Channels

(2010) B. Coste et al.   SCIENCE

Mammalian Merkel cells are descended from the epidermal lineage

(2009) Kristin M. Morrison et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

TRPA1 Modulates Mechanotransduction in Cutaneous Sensory Neurons

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Merkel Cells Are Essential for Light-Touch Responses

(2009) S. M. Maricich et al.   SCIENCE

Neurosensory mechanotransduction

(2008) Martin Chalfie   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Voltage-activated ion channels and Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release shape Ca2+ signaling in Merkel cells

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Swelling-Activated Ca2+ Channels Trigger Ca2+ Signals in Merkel Cells

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