Compartmentalized Organization: A Common and Required Feature of Stem Cell Niches?

    April 2010 in “ Development ”
    Valentina Greco, Shangqin Guo
    Studysummary This article discusses the bi-compartmental organization of hair follicle stem cell niches for balancing stem cell cycling and organ growth and proposes similar structures may exist in other adult stem cell niches but reports no new experimental results.
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    1. Lgr5 Marks Cycling, Yet Long-Lived, Hair Follicle Stem Cells Nature Genetics · 2008
    2. Stem Cells in the Hair Follicle Bulge Contribute to Wound Repair but Not to Homeostasis of the Epidermis Nature Medicine · 2005
    3. Morphogenesis and Renewal of Hair Follicles from Adult Multipotent Stem Cells Cell · 2001
    4. Involvement of Follicular Stem Cells in Forming Not Only the Follicle but Also the Epidermis Cell · 2000

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