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A new imaging method helps see and study touch nerve endings in mouse skin.
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Skin stem cells in hair follicles are important for touch sensation.
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Sensory neuron and Merkel cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
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Sensory neuron and Merkel cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
The transcription factor Meis2 is essential for touch sensation and proper nerve development in touch receptors.