Are Fingernails a Key to Unlocking the Puzzle of Mammalian Limb Regeneration?

    October 2016 in “ Experimental Dermatology ”
    Jessica A. Lehoczky
    Studysummary This essay discusses the role of the nail in mammalian digit tip regeneration and explores whether nail stem cells are solely responsible for this regenerative ability, with no new results presented.
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    1. Immunology of the Human Nail Apparatus: The Nail Matrix Is a Site of Relative Immune Privilege Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005