Merkel cell

type of cutaneous mechanoreceptor cel
Thing cell_type Q1570264
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Merkel cell

Summary

Merkel cell is a cell type[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #74 of 335).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merkel cell's image is recorded as Blausen 0805 Skin MerkelCell.png[3].
  • Merkel cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[4].
  • Friedrich Sigmund Merkel is named after Merkel cell[5].
  • Merkel cell's subclass of is recorded as cutaneous mechanoreceptor[6].
  • Merkel cell's subclass of is recorded as cell[7].
  • Merkel cell's Commons category is recorded as Merkel cell[8].
  • Merkel cell's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D018862[9].
  • Merkel cell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09nrqj[10].
  • Merkel cell's MeSH tree code is recorded as A08.675.650.915.750.425[11].
  • Merkel cell's MeSH tree code is recorded as A08.800.950.750.425[12].
  • Merkel cell's MeSH tree code is recorded as A11.409.875[13].
  • Merkel cell's MeSH tree code is recorded as A11.436.660[14].
  • Merkel cell's MeSH tree code is recorded as A11.671.650.915.750.425[15].
  • Merkel cell's Interlex ID is recorded as nifext_87[16].
  • Merkel cell's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Merkel-cell[17].
  • Merkel cell's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0205832[18].
  • Merkel cell's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 20442531[19].
  • Merkel cell's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as merkel-cells[20].
  • Merkel cell's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["AnatomicalStructure", "MerkelCell"][21].
  • Merkel cell's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as merkel-körperchen[22].
  • Merkel cell's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780291066[23].
  • Merkel cell's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2910276682[24].
  • Merkel cell's Cell Ontology ID is recorded as CL_0000242[25].
  • Merkel cell's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780291066[26].

Why It Matters

Merkel cell draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #74 of 335).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Human cell type diversity, evolution, development, and classification with special reference to cells derived from the neural crest. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Merkel cell. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/merkel-cell
MLA “Merkel cell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/merkel-cell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_merkel-cell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Merkel cell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/merkel-cell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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