28 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This research reviews the roles of dermal papilla signaling in hair follicle development and suggests new genetic tools could advance bioengineering therapies for alopecia, but it reports no new results.
314 citations
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April 2010 in “Developmental Cell” This study found that in mice, inactivating beta-catenin in the dermal papilla reduces hair follicle progenitor proliferation and disrupts the hair cycle.
28 citations
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March 2010 in “Histochemistry and cell biology” Skin cells can help create early hair-like structures in lab cultures.
6 citations
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January 1994 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study suggests that the attachment and interaction between dermal papillae and the hair bulb matrix are crucial for normal hair follicle growth and development in vitro.
30 citations
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February 1977 in “Nature” This study found that high doses of irradiation can cause permanent hair loss in rats by destroying the epithelial elements of the hair follicle, while leaving the dermal papilla intact and capable of inducing new hair growth upon transplantation.