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Merkel cell
Noun
Japanese Meaning
マーケル細胞：脊椎動物の皮膚に存在する卵形の受容細胞で、体性感覚に関与する神経終末とシナプス接触を持ち、軽い触感を通じて形状や質感の微妙な違いを識別する役割を果たしています。
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An oval receptor cell having synaptic contacts with somatosensory afferents, found in the skin of vertebrates and associated with the sense of light touch discrimination of shapes and textures.
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Merkel cell
Researchers found that a single Merkel cell near the skin's surface can profoundly affect a person's ability to discriminate fine textures by light touch.
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Researchers found that a single Merkel cell near the skin's surface can profoundly affect a person's ability to discriminate fine textures by light touch.
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