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Meis2 is essential for touch sensation and nerve function in mice.
Meis2 is essential for touch sensation and proper nerve connection to touch receptors in certain skin areas of mice.
Sensory neuron changes and Merkel-cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
Sensory neuron remodeling and Merkel-cell changes in the skin happen independently.
Sensory neuron remodeling and Merkel-cell changes happen independently during skin maintenance.
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 and Merkel cell changes in the skin happen independently during normal skin maintenance.
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The transcription factor Meis2 is essential for touch sensation and proper nerve development in touch receptors.
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