10.2 POJA-L2160+2161.
Merkel cell in the epidermis
10.2 POJA-L2160+2161
Title: Merkel cell in the epidermis
Description:
(A): Epidermis, electron microscopy scheme, human.
(B): Fingertip, electron microscopy, human. The cells of Merkel are found in small numbers in the epidermis of the thick skin
(hand and sole of the foot). Although look alike to keratinocytes, these cells contain numerous very small electron dense granules (neurotransmitters). They are mechanoreceptors linked to adjacent keratinocytes by desmosomes and are in contact with afferent
nerve fibers projecting from the dermis into the epidermis.
Keywords/Mesh: skin, epidermis, keratinocyte, basal cell, Merkel cell, mechanoreceptor, histology, electron microscopy,
POJA collection
Title: Merkel cell in the epidermis
Description:
(A): Epidermis, electron microscopy scheme, human.
(B): Fingertip, electron microscopy, human. The cells of Merkel are found in small numbers in the epidermis of the thick skin
(hand and sole of the foot). Although look alike to keratinocytes, these cells contain numerous very small electron dense granules (neurotransmitters). They are mechanoreceptors linked to adjacent keratinocytes by desmosomes and are in contact with afferent
nerve fibers projecting from the dermis into the epidermis.
Keywords/Mesh: skin, epidermis, keratinocyte, basal cell, Merkel cell, mechanoreceptor, histology, electron microscopy,
POJA collection