Talk:Merkel cell

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This page should be merged with Merkel nerve ending

What is shown here as a Merkel cell isn't; Merkel cells are very much smaller and extremely hard to detect. The structure indicated is a pressure sensing organ, a Pacinian or Meissnerian corpuscule. Also, Merkel cells are located in the epidermis, not in the dermis. Bart (talk) 12:17, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Recent papers: Merkle disc cells.

Chang, Weipang; Kanda, Hirosato; Ikeda, Ryo; Ling, Jennifer; DeBerry, Jennifer J.; Gu, Jianguo G. (October 12, 2016). "Merkel disc is a serotonergic synapse in the epidermis for transmitting tactile signals in mammals". Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences. 113: 37. doi:10.1073/pnas.1610176113.

Unclear sentence

'Merkel cells are sometimes considered APUD cells (an older definition, more commonly classified as a part of dispersed neuroendocrine system)'

Could somebody who knows the field clarify this? Notreallydavid (talk) 03:38, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]