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Merkel Cells

 
 
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Disease relevance of Merkel Cells

 

High impact information on Merkel Cells

 

Biological context of Merkel Cells

 

Anatomical context of Merkel Cells

 

Associations of Merkel Cells with chemical compounds

 

Gene context of Merkel Cells

  • In 7 of 15 cases containing CK20-positive Merkel cells, CK7 was also seen to stain Merkel cells [24].
  • These results show that NT-3 signaling is not required for the differentiation of Merkel cells, but that it is essential for their postnatal survival [25].
  • At the time of birth, however, Merkel cells are immunoreactive for NT-3, TrkC and p75NTR [25].
  • An awareness of the CK7 reactivity of Toker cells and Merkel cells as well as attention to the cytologic features of the case should avoid this problem [24].
  • The simple epithelial keratins, K7, K8 and K18, were found in small amounts in the specimens from younger individuals, mainly in epibasal cells of the apex of the matrix and in putative Merkel cells [26].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Merkel Cells

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  23. Voltage-dependent currents in isolated single Merkel cells of rats. Yamashita, Y., Akaike, N., Wakamori, M., Ikeda, I., Ogawa, H. J. Physiol. (Lond.) (1992) [Pubmed]
  24. Intraepidermal cytokeratin 7 expression is not restricted to Paget cells but is also seen in Toker cells and Merkel cells. Lundquist, K., Kohler, S., Rouse, R.V. Am. J. Surg. Pathol. (1999) [Pubmed]
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  28. Normal human Merkel cells are present in epidermal cell populations isolated and cultured from glabrous and hairy skin sites. Fradette, J., Larouche, D., Fugère, C., Guignard, R., Beauparlant, A., Couture, V., Caouette-Laberge, L., Roy, A., Germain, L. J. Invest. Dermatol. (2003) [Pubmed]
  29. Met enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in Merkel cells. Hartschuh, W., Weihe, E., Büchler, M., Helmstaedter, V., Feurle, G.E., Forssmann, W.G. Cell Tissue Res. (1979) [Pubmed]
  30. Ultrastructural study of the Merkel cell and its expression of met-enkephalin immunoreactivity during fetal and postnatal development in mice. Cheng Chew, S.B., Leung, P.Y. J. Anat. (1994) [Pubmed]
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