The touch dome defines an epidermal niche specialized for mechanosensory signaling.

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Published in Cell Rep on May 30, 2013

Authors

Yanne S Doucet1, Seung-Hyun Woo, Marlon E Ruiz, David M Owens

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.

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