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The structure and organization of lanceolate mechanosensory complexes at mouse hair follicles.
eLife - 25 Feb 2014
Li Lishi, Ginty David D
Abstract excerpt
In mouse hairy skin, lanceolate complexes associated with three types of hair follicles, guard, awl/auchene and zigzag, serve as mechanosensory end organs. These structures are formed by unique combinations of low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs), Aβ RA-LTMRs, Aδ-LTMRs, and C-LTMRs, and their a...
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