Colorful Merkel Cell (IMAGE)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Colorful Merkel Cell

Caption

Merkel cells (pink) and neurons (blue) -- located just underneath the surface of the skin -- create our ability to feel fine details and textures.

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Kara Marshall/ Lab of Ellen Lumpkin, Ph.D., Columbia University Medical Center

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