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Developing a sense of touch

The sensation of touch is mediated by mechanosensory neurons that are embedded in skin and relay signals from the periphery to the central nervous system. During embryogenesis, axons elongate from these neurons to make contact with the developing skin. Concurrently, the epithelium of skin transforms...

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Published in:Development
Main Authors: Jenkins, Blair A., Lumpkin, Ellen A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5719243/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29138290
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.120402
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