Explore: Merkel Cells

Merkel cells, also known as Merkel–Ranvier cells or tactile epithelial cells, are oval-shaped mechanoreceptors essential for light touch sensation and

debated question. Merkel cells are highly specialized cells that act as pressure receptors in the epidermis. The origin of Merkel cells themselves is debated

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV or MCPyV) was first described in January 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first example of a human viral pathogen

suprabasal), which comprise 90% of its cells, but also contains melanocytes, Langerhans cells, Merkel cells, and inflammatory cells. Epidermal thickenings called

Merkel nerve endings (also Merkel's disks, or Merkel tactile endings) are mechanoreceptors situated in the basal epidermis as well as around the apical

high, but of unclear usefulness otherwise. Basal-cell carcinoma cells resemble epidermal basal cells and are usually well differentiated. In uncertain

cells found within the stratum basale are melanocytes (pigment-producing cells) and Merkel cells (touch receptors). Basal-cell carcinomas (basal-cell

morphology and size (Grandry cells are much larger than Merkel cells), and Toyoshima (1993) reported Grandry cells and Merkel cells coexisting in the tongue

mononuclear cell (PBMC) is any peripheral blood cell having a round nucleus. These cells consist of lymphocytes (T cells, B cells, NK cells) and monocytes

fill with blood cells, giving the tumor its characteristic bruise-like appearance. KSHV proteins are uniformly detected in KS cancer cells.[citation needed]