Calcineurin/NFATc1 Signaling Links Skin Stem Cell Quiescence to Hormonal Signaling During Pregnancy and Lactation

    April 2014 in “ Genes & Development ”
    Jill M. Goldstein, Sean A. Fletcher, Eve Roth … Valerie Horsley
    Studysummary The researchers reported that in mice, prolactin signaling in the skin epithelium inhibits hair follicle stem cell activation, promoting quiescence during periods of high serum prolactin like pregnancy and lactation.
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