Expression Patterns of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Neurturin, Their Cognate Receptors GFRα-1, GFRα-2, and Common Signal Transduction Element c-Ret in Human Skin Hair Follicles

    January 2008 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Mohamed A. Adly, Hanan Assaf, Paolo Pertile … Ralf Paus
    Studysummary This study found that the proteins GDNF, NTN, GFRα-1, GFRα-2, and c-Ret are differentially expressed during various stages of the human hair follicle cycle, with potential implications for hair biology.
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