Merkel Cell Development in Mouse Skin (IMAGE)

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Merkel Cell Development in Mouse Skin

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Merkel cells (red) fail to differentiate from epidermal stem cells in mouse skin lacking Atoh1 (right). The study appears in the October 5, 2009, issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.

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Van Keymeulen, A., et al. 2009. <i>J. Cell Biol.</i> doi:10.1083/jcb.200907080.

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