# Paper: Merkel disc is a serotonergic synapse in the epidermis for transmitting tactile signals in mammals

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**Created:** [October 12, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/paper-merkel-disc-is-a-serotonergic-synapse-in-the-epidermis-for-transmitting-tactile-signals-in-mammals/110 "2016-10-12T20:47:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/paper-merkel-disc-is-a-serotonergic-synapse-in-the-epidermis-for-transmitting-tactile-signals-in-mammals/110/1 "2016-10-12T20:47:15Z")

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An impressive and important paper showing that Merkel Cells use serotonin to signal directly to A-beta afferents.

> **[Merkel disc is a serotonergic synapse in the epidermis for transmitting tactile...](http://www.pnas.org/content/113/37/E5491)**
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> National Academy of Sciences