Epidermal dendritic cell that functions as an antigen-presenting cell during an immune response. Arise from red bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis, where they constitute a small fraction of the epidermal cells. They participate in immune responses mounted against microbes that invade the skin, and are easily damaged by UV Light. Merkel Cells (help make 2%) Type of cell in the epidermis of hairless skin that makes contact with a merkel disc, which functions in touch. Located in the deepest layer of the epidermis, where they contact the flattened process of a sensory neuron called tactile disc.
La Grange is a city in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1827 and named after the French home of General Lafayette. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Oldham County.
LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A Shipshewana teen was killed midday Friday when a pickup turned into his motorcycle on a LaGrange County road. Motorcyclist killed in LaGrange County crash WSBT. County police say Wayne Ray Weaver of Shipshewana was driving a motorcycle west on County Road 600.