The CD44+ALDH+ Population of Human Keratinocytes Is Enriched for Epidermal Stem Cells with Long-Term Repopulating Ability

    January 2013 in “ Stem cells ”
    Ákos Szabó, Stephen S. Fong, Lili Yue … Ruby Ghadially
    Studysummary This study found that the CD44(+) ALDH(+) population of neonatal human keratinocytes exhibited enhanced stem cell properties, including significantly increased long-term epidermal regeneration and multipotency, compared to unfractionated cells.
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