RAT MERKEL CELLS ARE MECHANORECEPTORS AND OSMORECEPTORS.

Rat Merkel cells are mechanoreceptors and osmoreceptors.

Merkel cells western Hat (MCs) associated with nerve terminals constitute MC-neurite complexes, which are involved in slowly-adapting type I mechanoreception.Although MCs are known to express voltage-gated Ca2+ channels and hypotonic-induced membrane deformation is known to lead to Ca2+ transients, whether MCs initiate mechanotransduction is curren

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Influence of Spacer Design and Module Geometry on the Filtration Performance during Skim Milk Microfiltration with Flat Sheet and Spiral-Wound Membranes

Spacer design in spiral-wound membranes (SWMs) significantly affects the axial pressuredrop in the flow channel but also the deposit layer removal.However, the effects of the spacerdesign and feed flow distribution in the module on the filtration performance have not yet beeninvestigated during the highly fouling-susceptible fractionation of protei

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