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January 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that large excisional wounds in rats across seven strains do not regenerate new hair follicles, unlike in mice, possibly due to differences in epidermal competence and transcriptional profiles.
January 2024 in “Journal of developmental biology” In this study, researchers observed that abdominal wounds in laboratory rats healed faster, completing epithelialization in 20 days versus 30 days for back wounds, possibly due to a higher expression of skin stem cell marker genes in the abdominal area.
August 1969 in “Archives of Dermatology” In this study, histologic analysis of rat skin with localized calciphylaxis indicated that although the skin showed potential for regeneration, the result was incomplete and resembled scar tissue with diminished hair presence.
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January 2000 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” This study found that anagen skin in PVG rats showed significantly smaller wound diameters compared to telogen skin at 7 and 8 days after wounding, suggesting the importance of hair follicle dermal components in wound healing.
July 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that hair regrowth differed by position on mouse dorsal skin, appearing earlier at cranial sites compared to caudal sites, and revealed distinct gene expression profiles between these regions, impacting the design and interpretation of hair-regeneration experiments.