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MeSH Heading: Merkel Cells
Tree Number(s): A08.675.650.915.750.425; A08.800.950.750.425; A11.409.875; A11.436.660; A11.671.650.915.750.425
Unique ID: D018862
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018862
Scope Note: Modified epidermal cells located in the stratum basale. They are found mostly in areas where sensory perception is acute, such as the fingertips. Merkel cells are closely associated with an expanded terminal bulb of an afferent myelinated nerve fiber. Do not confuse with Merkel's corpuscle which is a combination of a neuron and an epidermal cell.
Entry Term(s): Merkel Cell; Merkel Receptors; Merkel's Receptor; Receptor, Merkel; Receptors, Merkel's
NLM Classification #: WR 101
See Also: Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
Public MeSH Note: 96; MERKEL'S RECEPTOR was see MECHANORECEPTORS 1994-95
Online Note: use MECHANORECEPTORS to search MERKEL'S RECEPTOR 1994-95
History Note: 96; MERKEL'S RECEPTOR was see MECHANORECEPTORS 1994-95
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/08
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

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microbiology (MI)

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pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

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virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0028216
Scope Note: Modified epidermal cells located in the stratum basale. They are found mostly in areas where sensory perception is acute, such as the fingertips. Merkel cells are closely associated with an expanded terminal bulb of an afferent myelinated nerve fiber. Do not confuse with Merkel's corpuscle which is a combination of a neuron and an epidermal cell.
Terms: Merkel Cells Preferred Term
Term UI T056226
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Merkel Cell
Term UI T000996713
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Receptor, Merkel
Term UI T056222
Date10/25/1994
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Merkel Receptors
Term UI T056223
Date11/21/1994
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Receptors, Merkel's
Term UI T056224
Date11/21/1994
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Merkel's Receptor
Term UI T056225
Date10/25/1994
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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