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*'''Merkel cells'''
*'''Merkel cells'''
These are part of the sensory apparatus of the skin and are located within the '''stratum basale''' of the epidermis where they act as slow-adapting maechanoreceptors. They are usually closely associated with the afferent myelinated nerve fibres, arranged in a plate-like structure with the base of the Merkel cell, together forming a '''''Merkel's corpuscle'''''.
These are part of the sensory apparatus of the skin and are located within the '''stratum basale''' of the epidermis where they act as slow-adapting mechanoreceptors. They are usually closely associated with the afferent myelinated nerve fibres, arranged in a plate-like structure with the base of the Merkel cell, together forming a '''''Merkel's corpuscle'''''.
===Dermis===
===Dermis===