Regeneration of a New Hair Follicle from the Upper Half of a Human Hair Follicle in a Nude Mouse

    October 2002 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Lisa Tang, Shabnam Madani, Harvey Lui, Jerry Shapiro
    Studysummary This study found that only one upper portion of a bisected human hair follicle successfully regenerated a complete new follicle with a pigmented hair in nude mice, although the overall success rate was very low.
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    1. Histologic Study of the Regeneration Process of Human Hair Follicles Grafted onto SCID Mice after Bulb Amputation Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2001
    2. Human Hair Follicle Regeneration Following Amputation and Grafting into the Nude Mouse Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1996
    3. Characterization of Hair Follicle Bulge in Human Fetal Skin: The Human Fetal Bulge Is a Pool of Undifferentiated Keratinocytes Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1995

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