This study found that wavy sinus hairs in cats were significantly associated with feline leukemia virus infection, suggesting this physical trait might be useful for identifying infected cats.
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January 2003 Merkel cells likely attract sensory nerve fibers.
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September 1996 in “Neuroscience letters” This study found that fetal calf serum can protect Merkel cells from death and alter their morphology in culture, while serum-free conditions led to high cell mortality.
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October 1992 in “PubMed” This study investigated peptidergic nerve fibers in sinus hair follicles of various mammals and found that CGRP fibers were more densely distributed than SP fibers across different regions of the follicles.
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September 1996 in “Neuroscience letters” This study found that fetal calf serum can protect Merkel cells from cell death and alter their morphology in culture from newborn rat whisker pads.