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Merkel disc

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Merkel disc

Small, compact tactile receptor at the base of the epidermis, shown as a round to oval flattened disc-like nerve terminal at the tip of a fine sensory fiber, pressed closely against a slightly larger round or oval epithelial cell-like base. Simple button-shaped structure with pale pink-beige to pale yellow coloring.

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