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Sensory neuron remodeling and Merkel-cell changes in the skin happen independently.
Sensory neuron and Merkel-cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
Sensory neuron and Merkel cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
Sensory neuron remodeling and Merkel-cell changes happen independently during skin maintenance.
Sensory neuron changes and Merkel-cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
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May 2018 in “BMC genomics” Researchers found genes and microRNAs that control curly fleece in Chinese Tan sheep.
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