“…Merkel cells are associated with neurites forming a complex (MNC) designated as a slowly adapting mechanoreceptor (Smith, 1967;Iggo and Muir, 1969;Oottschaldt et aI., 1973). A number of studies (Andres, 1966;Iggo and Muir, 1969;Halata, 1970;Chen et a!., 1973;Lane and Whitear, 1977;Munger, 1977) show the synapselike structures of the MNC.…”