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    Activin Controls Skin Morphogenesis and Wound Repair Predominantly via Stromal Cells and in a Concentration-Dependent Manner via Keratinocytes

    September 2005 in “ ˜The œAmerican journal of pathology ”
    Casimir Bamberger, Agnes Schärer, Maria Antsiferova … Sabine Werner
    Studysummary This study found that activin affects both stromal cells and keratinocytes in skin morphogenesis and repair, with dose-dependent effects on keratinocytes demonstrated through transgenic mouse models.
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    1. Molecular Principles of Hair Follicle Induction and Morphogenesis BioEssays · 2005
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    3. Impaired Wound Healing in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing the Activin Antagonist Follistatin in the Epidermis EMBO journal · 2001
    4. Overexpression of Activin A in the Skin of Transgenic Mice Reveals New Activities in Epidermal Morphogenesis, Dermal Fibrosis, and Wound Repair EMBO journal · 1999

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