The definition of antiseptic is something that is germ free, something that is very clean or something that eliminates germs. 1  An example of something that is antiseptic are doctors tools.  An example of an antiseptic substance is hand sanitizer.
1. Distribution and localisation of Merkel cells. Merkel cells are epidermal cells localised in the basal layer of the epidermis and the epithelial sheath of hair follicles. The vast majority of Merkel cells are intimately associated with a nerve terminal but some are not.
The keratinocytes divide in the skin's mitotic layer. The innermost part of the epidermis, this is made up of a single line of keratinocytes held together and to the underlying dermis by desmosomes, a sort of press stud structure.actile cells. Merkel cells (6-10% of the cells in the epidermis), situated between the keratinocytes in the renewal layer, remain in contact with a nerve ending. They can be isolated or grouped together in clusters called Merkel corpuscles. They serve as mechanoreceptors and are involved in the function of touch.