Cell Therapy of Hair Loss: The Need of In Vitro Test Systems to Evaluate Follicle Formation

January 2004 in “ Hair transplant forum international ”

Walter Krugluger

TLDR Cell therapy could potentially treat hair loss, but we need lab tests to check if it can create hair follicles.

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