Successful Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcers with Epidermal Equivalents Generated from Cultured Autologous Outer Root Sheath Cells

    Alain Limat, Davide Mauri, Thomas Hunziker
    Studysummary Using patient's own hair cells can effectively heal chronic leg ulcers.
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