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Sensory neuron and Merkel cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
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July 2006 in “The Journal of Comparative Neurology” Increasing neurotrophin 4 in skin boosts nerve endings but not sensory neuron count.
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July 2007 in “Journal of comparative neurology” Manatee whiskers are specially adapted for touch in water.