Merkel Cells As Human Cutaneous Neuroreceptor Cells. Their Presence in Dermal Neural Corpuscles and in the External Hair Root Sheath of Human Adult Skin

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Journal Arch Dermatol Forsch

Specialty Dermatology

Date 1974 Jan 1

PMID 4376348

Citations 6

Authors

G Mahrle

C E Orfanos

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